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Title 22 ideas to fix the world : conversations with the world's foremost thinkers / edited by Piotr Dutkiewicz and Richard Sakwa.

Publication Info. New York : New York University Press, [2013]

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 Moore Stacks  HN18.3 .A13 2013    Available  ---
Description xiv, 466 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note "A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note Interviews with: Zygmunt Bauman, Shimshon Bichler & Jonathan Nitzan, Craig Calhoun, Ha-Joon Chang, Fred Dallmayr, Mike Davis, Bob Deacon, Kemal Dervis, Jiemian Yang, Peter J. Katzenstein, Ivan Krastev, Will Kymlicka, Manuel F. Montes, José Antonio Ocampo, Vladimir Popov, Jospeh Stiglitz, Olzhas Suleimenov, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Immanuel Wallerstein, Paul Watson, Vladimir Yakunin, Muhammad Yunus.
Contents Rethink the nature of humanity -- Transform how the global economy works -- Recognize everyone is responsible for the environment -- Understand the the global balance of power -- Question the role of democracy -- Respond to the economic crisis -- Make development possible.
Summary "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.
Subject Social problems.
Social problems.
Social change.
Social change.
Economics.
Economics.
Civilization, Modern -- 21st century.
Civilization, Modern.
Chronological Term 21st century
Added Author Dutkiewicz, Piotr.
Sakwa, Richard.
Added Title Twenty two ideas to fix the world
ISBN 9781479860982 (hardback) (acid-free paper)
1479860980 (hardback) (acid-free paper)