The crisis that is being realized all over the world is not just a financial or economic crisis, but one that emanates from the social system. The perceived injustices, war, crime, poverty, diseases, and environmental degradation can all be attributed to the collapse of the social systems. Countries and individuals have all been caught in the circle of injustices. The growing master-slave relationship with countries doing things as per the wishes of the colonial masters has led to conflicting interests on the part of the parties involved. The conflicting issues have led to the increasing injustices, with human rising against a fellow human. The injustices being realized all over are attributable to people and hence a change of the same can only come from a change in the social system. The increasing vices such as greed and corruption have also led to the destruction of the society (Friedman 9). The world now remains with an option of either scrapping the social systems and starting all over or changing the world in pieces and bits. The possibility of scrapping the systems is difficult to realize because people are resistant to change and the existence of conflicting interests. The only viable option is to change the world bit by bit.
Institutions across the globe should come on hand to ensure progressive transformations throughout the world. The United Nations general assembly and the G20 should take a leading role in ensuring the social injustices come to an end. Although they have engaged in various mechanisms to provide transformations across the globe, their effort has not been sufficient enough to stop the crisis in the world. Interventions should in the international markets need to be based on ethical and moral principles. The transformations can be realized when the economic and the social systems are based on the values of social justice, honesty, and dignity for every member of the society. The need for such an initiative is to construct a system in which ethical regulations and oversight check the market forces. The system should also include a framework of shared values that creates clear limits on the excessive as well as irresponsible actions (Friedman, 7). The existing signs are that it is evident to have platforms have been created where it is possible to talk about the radical changes need to make the world a better place. There exists a favorable environment for commitment to cooperation among the international companies apart from a few.
However, the solutions that are given by governments seem not sufficient enough to solve the existing crisis. The solutions being offered provide no future for preventing the occurrence of a crisis. The efforts by the superpowers seem to be geared towards achieving self-interests that the common good of every member of the society. For instance, G20 with a control of approximately 85% of the global economy is more robust compared to 192 countries of the United Nations. However, the G20 is out to undertake measures to repair the free market capitalism as opposed to transforming it. Authorities seem to lay less emphasis on the issues being raised by the civil societies and other members of the community. The conflicting interests between the developed and the developing economies and the increasing greed to own resources and factors of production have led to an uprising among countries. The scramble for the few existing resources has resulted in crime and war and consequently impoverishing people (Cohen & Melissa, 6). This scramble for resources has also led to the destruction of the environment through exploration and development activities. Issues of climate change have emerged and have gained attention across the globe. However, lack of a common platform has led to members undertaking various measures which have further aggravated the situation.
The free market capitalism that is based on the concept of neo-liberal economics is regrettable thought to be the best system for creating wealth. However, this system has proved to be unfeasible for most people looking towards having a just system. This system has all been about who owns wealth and who should control capital between the state, the private sector or even both within the territories of a given country. The ambiguity of this topic is experienced in the international arena where there is no single government controlling the globe. As such, this has led to the economically powerful corporations backed by the powerful states taking control over the operations in most countries.
The institutions are proposing unsustainable solutions which are incapable of solving the present crisis. Undertaking piecemeal transformations will help in realizing a greater effort in transforming the world. A democratic space should exist where individuals have access to equal resources. A democratic state should assume control of resources and offer guidelines on how social just system should be constructed to avoid the selfish fights between people and countries on control of resources (Toffler, 13). Such efforts will help in avoiding the tendency being observed in the world today. The chaotic system is to blame for the several crises in the field of jobs, poverty, food, and ecology among others. Transforming each sector at a time will lead to an overall change of the social system and consequently ensure these challenges cease to occur.
Works Cited
Cohen, Stewart J, and Melissa W. Waddell. Climate Change in the 21st Century. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009.
Friedman, Thomas L. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
Toffler, Alvin. Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century. New York: Bantam Books, 1990.
