22 Ideas to Fix the World : : Conversations with the World's Foremost Thinkers / / Piotr Dutkiewicz, Richard Sakwa.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter NYUP Backlist 2000-2013
• HerausgeberIn: Dutkiewicz, Piotr,; Sakwa, Richard,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 22 black and white illustrations

The aftershocks of the 2008 financial crisis still reverberate throughout the globe. Markets are down, unemployment is up, and nations from Greece to Ireland find their very infrastructure on the brink of collapse. There is also a crisis in the management of global affairs, with the institutions of global governance challenged as never before, accompanied by conflicts ranging from Syria, to Iran, to Mali. Domestically, the bases for democratic legitimacy, social sustainability, and environmental adaptability are also changing. 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. These inspiring exchanges from some of our most sophisticated thinkers on world policy are honest, brief, and easily understood, presenting thought-provoking ideas in a clear and accessible manner that cuts through the academic jargon that too often obscures more than it reveals. 22 Ideas to Fix the World is living history in the finest sense-a lasting chronicle of the state of the global community today. 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

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "All human beings have unlimited potential, unlimited capacity, unlimited creative energy" -- 2. "Minority rights are a part of human rights" -- 3. "We can have faster economic growth if we reduce inequality" -- 4. "If you make consistent, gradual changes, they can add up to something enormous" -- 5. "The new order is being born, but the old order is still strong" -- 6. "This is not Planet Earth; it's Planet Ocean" -- 7. "We need to become a planet of gardeners . . . to make our cities function as integral parts of nature" -- 8. "We are all interdependent on this earth" -- 9. "Think communally" -- 10. "Recognize the structural crisis of the world-system" -- 11. "Re-create the social state" -- 12. "Create global social policy" -- 13. "Understand that power is diffuse and change is constant" -- 14. "People want and need solidarity and social reproduction" -- 15. "It is increasingly difficult to anticipate the future of democracy by looking back at its past" -- 16. "Genuine dialogue requires not only talking but a great deal of listening" -- 17. "People who want to change things must keep pushing for change" -- 18. "Capitalism as a mode of power" -- 19. "The best approach to economic development is pragmatism" -- 20. "Developing countries can bring in advanced technology and actively catch up with developed countries" -- 21. "Because the Chinese growth model became so successful in ensuring catch-up development it has become extremely appealing in the developing world" -- 22. "Developing countries are in an unprecedentedly strong position in the world economy" -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Contributors -- Index