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22 ideas to fix the world, conversations with the world's foremost thinkers, edited by Piotr Dutkiewicz and Richard Sakwa

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22 ideas to fix the world

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edited by Piotr Dutkiewicz and Richard Sakwa

conversations with the world's foremost thinkers

"In this unique volume from the World Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations and the Social Science Research Council, some of the world's greatest minds--from Nobel Prize winners to long-time activists--explore what the prolonged instability of the so-called Great Recession means for our traditional understanding of how governments can and should function. Through interviews that are sure to spark lively debate, 22 Ideas to Fix the World presents both analysis of past geopolitical events and possible solutions and predictions for the future. The book surveys issues relevant to the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Speaking from a variety of perspectives, including economic, social, developmental, and political, the discussions here increase our understanding of what's wrong with the world and how to get it right. Interviewees explore topics like the Arab Spring, the influence of international financial organizations, the possibilities for the growth of democracy, the acceleration of global warming, and how to develop enforceable standards for market and social regulation"--Publisher description

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"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"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"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

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