Victoria Bawtree was born in Australia. Educated in England, she has a degree in economics from London University. Contributors include Marshall Sahlins, Teodor Shanin, Ivan Illich, Raini Kothari, Ashis Nandy, Vaclev Havel, Susan George, Eduardo Galeano, Orlando Fals Borda, James Scott, Gustavo Esteva and Wolfgang Sachs.