Aren’t FLOW’s stated goals of achieving peace, prosperity, happiness and sustainability in 50 years idealistic?
Yes, exceedingly so. Indeed, they are possible if and only if we are able to obtain the commitment and cooperation of thousands of motivated idealists and creative entrepreneurs who understand the role of freedom, property rights, and rule of law, on the one hand, and creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship, on the other hand, in creating a better world. These fundamental classical liberal institutions first received widespread acceptance in late 18th and early 19th century Britain and the U.S. Not even the most wild-eyed idealist in 1800 could have predicted the fantastic increase in working class standards of living that followed. Similar institutions followed in the rest of Europe in the first half of the 20th century, and among Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong in the second half of the 20th century, resulting in similarly remarkable gains in the standard of living of the masses. Today Chile, China, India, Dubai, Ireland, and the Baltic Republics are beginni
