While capitalism may be the best social/economics system, many of the world's ills stem from the fact that capitalism in its current form is an imperfect system.
Following are excerpts from a review by Ross Gelbspan on the new book "The Bridge at the Edge of the World" by James Gustave Speth --
"Contemporary capitalism and a habitable planet cannot coexist...a more highly regulated and democratized form of capitalism could be compatible with environmental salvation if it were accompanies by a profound change in personal and collective values. Instead of seeking ever more consumption, we need a 'post-growth society' with a more rounded definition of well-being. Rather than using GDP as the primary measure of a country's economic health, we should turn to the new field of ecological accounting, which tries to factor in the costs of resource depletion and pollution."
Heating System
by Ross Gelbspan
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/25/ST2008042502873.html
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