The danger is not so much in the economic structure of a society but in its intellectual structure.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
However, leaving everything to the market is not necessarily good for society.
There is a real fear around shifting from our existing economic system because people believe it gives us social organisation, a sense of freedom, and the ability to be nice to each other. Growth is seen as a social lubricant that allows us to be socially responsible.
Danger is ever-present in life, more for some than others.
The economy is a very sensitive organism.
Nothing is more dangerous than a dogmatic worldview - nothing more constraining, more blinding to innovation, more destructive of openness to novelty.
Economies are risky. Some industries rise, and others implode, like housing. Some places get richer, and others drop, like Atlantic City. Some people get new jobs that pay better, many lose their jobs or their wages.
Two dangers constantly threaten the world: order and disorder.
The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
What's dangerous is the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few individuals.
The combination of population growth and the growth in consumption is a danger that we are not prepared for and something we will need global co-operation on.