ISBN:
9781479860982
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (481 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version 22 Ideas to Fix the World : Conversations with the World's Foremost Thinkers
DDC:
303.3/72
Keywords:
Social problems
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Social change
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Economics
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Civilization, Modern -- 21st century
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
The aftershocks of the 2008 financial crisis still reverberate throughout the globe. Markets are down, unemployment is up, and nations from Greece to Ireland find their very infrastructure on the brink of collapse. There is also a crisis in the management of global affairs, with the institutions of global governance challenged as never before, accompanied by conflicts ranging from Syria, to Iran, to Mali. Domestically, the bases for democratic legitimacy, social sustainability, and environmental adaptability are also changing. In this unique volume from the World Public Forum Dialogue of Civi
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; RETHINK THE NATURE OF HUMANITY; 1 MUHAMMAD YUNUS: "All human beings have unlimited potential, unlimited capacity, unlimited creative energy"; 2 WILL KYMLICKA: "Minority rights are a part of human rights"; TRANSFORM HOW THE GLOBAL ECONOMY WORKS; 3 JOSEPH STIGLITZ: "We can have faster economic growth if we reduce inequality"; 4 HA-JOON CHANG: "If you make consistent, gradual changes, they can add up to something enormous"; 5 JOSÉ ANTONIO OCAMPO: "The new order is being born, but the old order is still strong"
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RECOGNIZE EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT6 PAUL WATSON: "This is not Planet Earth; it's Planet Ocean"; 7 MIKE DAVIS: "We need to become a planet of gardeners . . . to make our cities function as integral parts of nature"; 8 OLZHAS SULEIMENOV: "We are all interdependent on this earth"; 9 VLADIMIR YAKUNIN: "Think communally"; UNDERSTAND THE GLOBAL BALANCE OF POWER; 10 IMMANUEL WALLERSTEIN: "Recognize the structural crisis of the world-system"; 11 ZYGMUNT BAUMAN: "Re-create the social state"; 12 BOB DEACON: "Create global social policy"
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13 PETER J. KATZENSTEIN: "Understand that power is diffuse and change is constant"QUESTION THE ROLE OF DEMOCRACY; 14 CRAIG CALHOUN: "People want and need solidarity and social reproduction"; 15 IVAN KRASTEV: "It is increasingly difficult to anticipate the future of democracy by looking back at its past"; 16 FRED DALLMAYR: "Genuine dialogue requires not only talking but a great deal of listening"; RESPOND TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS; 17 MANUEL F. MONTES: "People who want to change things must keep pushing for change"; 18 SHIMSHON BICHLER AND JONATHAN NITZAN: "Capitalism as a mode of power"
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MAKE DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE19 JOMO KWAME SUNDARAM: "The best approach to economic development is pragmatism"; 20 KEMAL DERVIŞ: "Developing countries can bring in advanced technology and actively catch up with developed countries"; 21 VLADIMIR POPOV: "Because the Chinese growth model became so successful in ensuring catch-up development it has become extremely appealing in the developing world"; 22 JIEMIAN YANG: "Developing countries are in an unprecedentedly strong position in the world economy"; Conclusion; Notes; Notes on the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P
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