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Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination [Kõva köide]

  • Formaat: Hardback, 352 pages, kõrgus x laius: 216x138 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2022
  • Kirjastus: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1787386910
  • ISBN-13: 9781787386914
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Hardback, 352 pages, kõrgus x laius: 216x138 mm
  • Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2022
  • Kirjastus: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 1787386910
  • ISBN-13: 9781787386914
Teised raamatud teemal:
As the world confronts both the fast catastrophe of Covid and the slow crisis of climate change, we also face a third, less visible emergency: a crisis of imagination. Millions of us can picture the world going awry, yet our confident visions of the future are largely dominated by technology
and hardware. Most citizens struggle to envisage how we could live better-improve our democracy, welfare, neighborhoods or education-fueling a pervasive, pessimistic resignation.

This book argues that, although the threats are real, our fatalism has overshot. Achieving a better future depends on creative imagination: the ability to see where we might want to go, and how we might want to get there. Political veteran Geoff Mulgan offers the lessons we can learn from the past
and the methods we can use now to open up our thinking about the future; to discover how to look at things not only in terms of what they are, but also what they could be.

Drawing on social sciences, the arts, philosophy and history, Mulgan shows how we can recharge our collective imagination. At a time when the public wants to see transformational social change, he provides a roadmap for the future.

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'Mulgan has a sophisticated appreciation of the forces that create modern economic and social conditionsThere is wisdom and insight in this book.' -- The Irish Times 'A manifesto for creativity, and for thinking big.' -- New Statesman '[ An] important contribution.' -- Financial Times 'This book is the tonic the world needs, particularly the West. Read it!' -- Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America 'We desperately need to renew our sense of what is possible, and imagine the future in ways that are simultaneously creative, open and practical. This wonderful, eclectic and deeply interesting book is crammed with ideas of just how we might do so. If you care about where were headed, you must read this.' -- Rebecca Henderson, Harvard Business School, author of Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire 'A dizzying cornucopia of cases for imagination mattering more than rote learning and political orthodoxy. From deconstructing property rights and promoting universal basic income, to the sharing of intelligence by the state rather than its hoarding, this is an inspiring call for a more imaginative tomorrow.' -- Professor Danny Dorling, University of Oxford, author of 'Slowdown' and 'Peak Inequality' 'Geoff Mulgan reminds us that we can imagine and create change, not just fix what is broken. His book offers hope and the power of possibility.' -- Sonal Shah, former Director of Social Innovation & Civic Participation, Obama Administration, and Executive Director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation, Georgetown University

Sir Geoff Mulgan is Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London. Formerly he was chief executive of Nesta, and held government roles (19972004), including as the Prime Ministers Strategy Unit director and as Downing Streets head of policy. He is the founder or co-founder of many organisations, from Demos to Action for Happiness, and the author of many books.