The New Systems Reader: Alternatives to a Failed Economy

The New Systems Reader, edited by Gus Speth and Kathleen Courrier, tackles an essential question as the world faces a broken economy, climate catastrophe, deepening inequality, and the decay of institutional legitimacy: If truly addressing the problems of the 21st century requires “changing the system,” what does that mean? The Reader highlights some of the most thoughtful, substantive, and promising answers to that question, drawing on the work and ideas of some of the world’s key thinkers and activists on systemic change. Amid the failure of traditional politics and policies to address our fundamental challenges, an increasing number of thoughtful proposals and real-world models suggest new possibilities. This book convenes an essential conversation about the future we want.

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