Chapter
Introduction: Principles of Earth Democracy
Chapter One: Living Economies
The Sustenance Economy: Bringing People Back into the Picture
The Domination of the Market
From Commons to Commodities: Colonialism as Enclosure
Economic Globalization/Corporate Globalization
Growth and Efficiency in the Market
Intellectual Property Laws
Loss of Workers’ Security
The Blindness of the Market
The False Tragedy of the Commons
Myths About and Reasons for Overpopulation
Living Economies for Rejuvenation of Livelihoods
Living Economies in Practice
Navdanya: The Living Economy of Food
Lijjat Pappad: A Women’s Economy
Dabbawalas, the Dignity of Labor
Chapter Two: Living Democracies
Globalization and the Limits of Representative Democracy
The Crisis of Democracy in the Age of Globalization
Free Market Democracy and Fundamentalism
Reinventing Local, Reinventing Global
The Community, the State, and the Corporation
From Politics of Exclusion to Politics of Inclusion
Localization is Not Autarky
Seed Saving: Our Ethical Duty, Our Human Right
Living Democracy Movement
From Biodiversity to Monocultures
Pollution and Depletion of Water Resources
Erosion of Soil and Soil Fertility
Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change
Organic Farming: The Ecological and Economic Imperative
From Dying Democracies to Living Democracies
Chapter Three: Living Cultures
From Cultures of Death to Cultures of Life
Globalization and Culture Wars
Globalization as Genocide
Globalization and Crimes Against Women
Women: The Providers of Food and Water
The Trade Metaphor Versus Nature’s Economy
The Convergence of Patriarchies and Fundamentalisms
Female Feticide: Disappearing Women
Women as Guardians and Promoters of Life-Centered Cultures
Declaration of Interdependence
Chapter Four: Earth Democracy in Action
Bija Swaraj: Reclaiming the Democracy of All Life
Monsanto’s Biopiracy of Indian Wheat
Anna Swaraj (Food Democracy)
Food Laws and Safety for India’s Diverse and Local Food Economy
Terra Madre: A Celebration of Living Economies
Another Paradigm for Food
Jal Swaraj (Water Democracy)
Creating Water Democracy in Delhi
Citizens Statement on Water Tariff Increase
Rerouting Rivers: The Dream Project for Water Privateers.
The Peninsular Component Includes