Dear friends, Earlier this year, our Dutch colleague, Dorine Van Norren, wrote an incisive critique of the contemporary development model on REDWeb, and contrasted that approach with the inherent strengths of some traditional societal perspectives, which offer alternative perspectives on that question of global importance. Here are a couple of links to Dorine's video lectures, which further explain her immensely well articulated ideas. Please take a look. Dorine is copied on this email if you would like to contact her directly. Best wishes, Pallav 1. Global Philosophies & the SDGs: Ubuntu, Buen Vivir, and Gross National Happiness https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ3b-qtYFUc 2. ISBS 2019: Dorine Eva van Norren - SDGs versus cosmovisions of the Global South https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIVfs3oTaig 3. *And here's the link to Dorine's article:* https://radicalecologicaldemocracy.org/development-as-service/