Rethinking Society for the 21st Century: Volume 1, Socio-Economic Transformations

Rethinking Society for the 21st Century: Volume 1, Socio-Economic Transformations
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 971
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ISBN-10 : 9781108502399
ISBN-13 : 1108502393
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Book Synopsis Rethinking Society for the 21st Century: Volume 1, Socio-Economic Transformations by : International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP)

Download or read book Rethinking Society for the 21st Century: Volume 1, Socio-Economic Transformations written by International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP) and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 971 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first of three volumes containing a report from the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP). The IPSP is an independent association of top research scholars with the goal of assessing methods for improving the main institutions of modern societies. Written in accessible language by scholars across the social sciences and humanities, these volumes assess the achievements of world societies in past centuries, the current trends, the dangers that we are now facing, and the possible futures in the twenty-first century. It covers the main socio-economic, political, and cultural dimensions of social progress, global as well as regional issues, and the diversity of challenges and their interplay around the world. This particular volume covers topics such as economic inequality and growth, finance and corporations, labor, capitalism, and social justice.


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