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The second curve : thoughts on reinventing society

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London Random House Books 2015Description: x, 230 pages 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781847941343
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.49 HAN
Contents:
The second curve The DIY society The new disruption The worlplace The market The dilemmas of growth The glass towers of capitalism The citizen organisation The new management The ponzi society The just socciety The golden seeds The schools of the future The challenges of democracy The necessity of others The contract with ourselves
Summary: Britain's leading guru looks to the future. Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management - including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management - have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends - such as Beyond Certainty - has changed the way we view society. In The Second Curve, Handy builds on a life's work to glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. He looks at current trends in capitalism and asks whether it is a sustainable system. He explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. He even asks whether we should rethink our roles in life - as students, parents, workers and voters - and what the aims of an ideal society of the future should be. Provocative and thoughtful as ever, he sets out the questions we all need to ask ourselves - and points us in the direction of some of the answers.
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The second curve
The DIY society
The new disruption
The worlplace
The market
The dilemmas of growth
The glass towers of capitalism
The citizen organisation
The new management
The ponzi society
The just socciety
The golden seeds
The schools of the future
The challenges of democracy
The necessity of others
The contract with ourselves

Britain's leading guru looks to the future. Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management - including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management - have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends - such as Beyond Certainty - has changed the way we view society. In The Second Curve, Handy builds on a life's work to glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. He looks at current trends in capitalism and asks whether it is a sustainable system. He explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. He even asks whether we should rethink our roles in life - as students, parents, workers and voters - and what the aims of an ideal society of the future should be. Provocative and thoughtful as ever, he sets out the questions we all need to ask ourselves - and points us in the direction of some of the answers.

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