World Economic Forum Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === The Great Reset === {{main|The Great Reset}} In May 2020, the WEF and the [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]]'s Sustainable Markets Initiative launched "The Great Reset" project, a five-point plan to enhance sustainable economic growth following the global recession caused by the [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/03/pandemic-is-chance-to-reset-global-economy-says-prince-charles|title=Pandemic is chance to reset global economy, says Prince Charles|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Phillip|last=Inman|date=3 June 2020|access-date=3 June 2020|archive-date=17 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117152600/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jun/03/pandemic-is-chance-to-reset-global-economy-says-prince-charles|url-status=live}}</ref> "The Great Reset" was to be the theme of WEF's annual meeting in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-30 |title=About {{!}} World Economic Forum |url=https://www.weforum.org/great-reset/about |access-date=2022-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730063939/https://www.weforum.org/great-reset/about |archive-date=30 July 2020 }}</ref> According to forum founder Schwab, the intention of the project is to reconsider the meaning of [[capitalism]] and capital. While not abandoning capitalism, he proposes to change and possibly move on from some aspects of it, including [[neoliberalism]] and [[free-market fundamentalism]]. The role of corporations, taxation and more should be reconsidered. International cooperation and trade should be defended and the [[Fourth Industrial Revolution]] also.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schwab |first=Klaus |title=We must move on from neoliberalism in the post-COVID era |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/coronavirus-covid19-recovery-capitalism-environment-economics-equality/ |website=World Economic Forum |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-date=5 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705195322/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/10/coronavirus-covid19-recovery-capitalism-environment-economics-equality/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The world must move on from neoliberalism after the pandemic |url=https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/videos/215228153695155/ |website=World Economic Forum |access-date=29 June 2021 |archive-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502024255/https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/videos/215228153695155/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The forum defines the system that it wants to create as "Stakeholder Capitalism". The forum supports [[trade union]]s.<ref>{{cite web |title=How trade unions lift workers wage |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/12/stakeholder-capitalism-episode-2-an-economy-that-works-for-workers/ |website=World Economic Forum |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411070817/https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/12/stakeholder-capitalism-episode-2-an-economy-that-works-for-workers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The 'Great Reset' has also been the target of [[Great_Reset#Conspiracy_theories|several debunked conspiracy theories]], which heavily overlap with related conspiracy theories concerning the [[New World Order (conspiracy theory)|'New World Order']], [[Qanon]], and [[COVID-19 misinformation|COVID-19]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page