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Book SynopsisA lasting chronicle of the state of the global community today.
Trade Review"The world can be a better place. And 22 well known individuals from Whale Wars star Paul Watson to World Banker Joseph Stiglitz give their take on whats wrong with our societies in a new book called 22 Ideas To Fix The World. . . The book points out where to look and where to begin to contribute to the dialogue. Assuming no remedy is meaningless,22 Ideas to Fix the World succeeds in its task." * Forbes *
"Dutkiewicz and Sakwa have edited a remarkable collection of interviews with preeminent 'thinkers' to answer the titular challenge . . . the contributors' expertise, depth, and accessibility are unimpeachable." * Library Journal *
"All contributors show an in-depth understanding of the present and future outlook for global business, geopolitics, and environmental health, and the dynamics at work within each. Readers who seek intellectually rigorous assessments of where the international community is heading will find 22 Ideas to Fix the Worldto be a very rewarding read." * The Futurist *
"It's a fine book, full of smart, engaging, and provocative suggestions for instigating social change." * The Feminist Wire *
"The role of government in solving or causing problems is a recurring focus in '22 Ideas to Fix the World,' an anthology of conversations with notable academics and activists, edited by political scientists Piotr Dutkiewicz and Richard Sakwa." -- Carlos Lozada * The Washington Post *
"A forward-facing collection of interviews with today's foremost thinkers." * UTNE Reader *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Piotr Dutkiewicz1MUHAMMAD YUNUS with Piotr Dutkiewicz2WILL KYMLICKA with Raffaele Marchetti3JOSEPH STIGLITZ with Shari Spiegel 4HA-JOON CHANG with Manuel F. Montes 5JOSE ANTONIO OCAMPO with Vladimir Popov6PAUL WATSON with Jan Dutkiewicz7MIKE DAVIS with Joe Day8OLZHAS SULEIMENOV with Rustem Zhangozha9VLADIMIR YAKUNIN with Vladimir Kulikov10IMMANUEL WALLERSTEIN with Kevan Harris11ZYGMUNT BAUMAN with Vincent Della Sala12BOB DEACON with Rianne Mahon13PETER J. KATZENSTEIN with Raffaele Marchetti14CRAIG CALHOUN with Monika Krause15 IVAN KRASTEV with Richard Sakwa16FRED DALLMAYR with Ghoncheh Tazmini17MANUEL F. MONTES with Adrian Pabst18SHIMSHON BICHLER AND JONATHAN NITZAN with Piotr Dutkiewicz19JOMO KWAME SUNDARAM with Vladimir PopovKEMAL DERVIS with Kemal Kirisci21VLADIMIR POPOV with Piotr Dutkiewicz22JIEMIAN YANG with Li XinConclusion Richard SakwaNotes Notes on the Contributors Index
