{"product_id":"the-wonderful-circles-of-oz-9781032109107","title":"The Wonderful Circles of Oz","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the world's economies impacted by coronavirus, billions are feeling social, environmental, and economic injustices. The call for a new, more just, more distributive economic story and system is louder and more urgent than ever. \u003cem\u003eThe Wonderful Circles of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e provides both the framework and solutions for navigating towards an effective circular economy  the gateway to an abundant, autonomous, and democratic future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely regarded as one of the world's most engaging circular economy thought leaders, Ken Webster, together with creative writer, Alex Duff, use a storytelling approach based on \u003cem\u003eThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e to offer a new, accessible, and compelling narrative about the future direction of our economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe harder you work, the more you'll improve your lot.' That's the simple story we've been sold over the last 40 years to justify how today's economy works. Yet extreme inequality, the devastation of our natural world, and the erosion of our comm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a breath-taking journey into intellectual allegories and metaphors of a powerful story… In an era of increasing inequalities, social anxieties and neo-materialism, we need more than ever a story to feed our imagination, a journey to discover sustainable futures, where ideas are the key currency.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStefano Pascucci\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eProfessor in Sustainability and Circular Economy, \u0026amp; Head of Sustainable Futures, University of Exeter Business School\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In these days of a dominance of audio-visual information, the skill of storytelling is one of the keys to get listeners’ and readers’ attention. By spinning \"the golden thread of ‘digitally connected systems’ to transform our economy\" in this book, Ken and Alex prove they are masters in this domain.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Stahel\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVisiting Professor, University of Surrey, \u0026amp; Full Member of the Club of Rome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Just as \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e was an allegory critiquing the Gold Standard, \u003cem\u003eThe Wonderful Circles of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e allegorically introduces us to the actual ways in which money is created, and how they might be harnessed to enable us to create a sustainable economy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Keen, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHonorary Professor, UCL, \u0026amp; Distinguished Research Fellow, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eInstitute for Strategy, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eResilience and Security \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is an ongoing debate on resource efficiency in most regions of the world, notably in Europe. Moving from a linear to a circular production model is a primary objective. But to do that the economic policy framework – if not the economic model itself – has to be changed. The incentives structure of today is flawed and for circularity to happen the policy frameworks have to be re-thought. \u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Circles of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e presents a most appealing new narrative which covers the economy as a whole – income distribution, taxation, the right of property owners, debt issues, production and consumption systems, financial system, the digital society and its pros and cons... All in all a very compelling narrative and much needed as inspiration for people around the world who look for solutions to the sustainability dilemma(s).\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnders Wijkman, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHonorary President, Club of Rome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1: A fictional world. The Wonderful Circles of Oz. Rewriting the allegory. 1.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWeathering extremities 2. From poor to paws 3. From straw for brains to wise owls 4. Heartless: If only AI had EI 5. Making the lion’s share enough to go around 6. Locked in the past 7. Technological wizardry or trickery? 8. The wonderful Emerald City 9. The magical festival of urban food 10. The nightmare of Oz the Terrible 11. Meeting the wonderful Wizard of Oz 12. Back home 13. Chasing rainbows 14. Official correspondence of The Wizard’s Office, Oz \u003cb\u003ePart 2: A real-world framework. An imaginary for the 21st century. \u003c\/b\u003e15. An introduction to this ‘Imaginary for today’s real world’ from Ken \u0026amp; Alex 16. An overview: The Wonderful Circles of Oz framework and its sigil for resetting the rules of the game 17. Today’s economic narrative 18. Worldview pre-science 19. Shifting the metaphor: From machine to metabolism 20. The productive cycle: Four rules for materials to flow not fail our economy 21. Uncovering the big players: Active but hidden in plain sight 22. The gatekept cycle: Four rules for money to circulate not clot our economy 23. The liberation and terrors of a digital world 24. A flourishing democracy – the path to a flourishing economy \u003cb\u003ePart 3: A ‘golden’ path between the fiction, the framework, and real-world applications \u003c\/b\u003e25. Story as a strategy for sharing real world complex ideas 26. Weathering extremities - real world themes 27. From poor to paws - real world themes 28. From straw for brains to wise owls - real world themes 29. Heartless: If only AI had EI – real world themes 30. Making the lion’s share enough to go around – real world themes 31. Locked in the past - real world themes 32. Technological wizardry or trickery - real world themes 33. The wonderful Emerald City - real world themes 34. The magical festival of urban food - real world themes 35. The nightmare of Oz the Terrible - real world themes 36. Meeting the wonderful Wizard of Oz - real world themes 37. Back home and Chasing rainbows - real world themes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018841817431,"sku":"9781032109107","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032109107.jpg?v=1750778351","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wonderful-circles-of-oz-9781032109107","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}