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Author:   Kensei Hiwaki ,  Professor Ronnie Lessem ,  Dr. Alexander Schieffer
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781409404125

ISBN 10:   1409404129
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   28 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: Unsustainable Modern Expansion; 1: Introductory Remarks on the Contemporary World; 2: The Credibility Trap in Our Contemporary World; 3: Japan in the Credibility Trap; 4: The Imminent Credibility Trap in China; 5: Economic Globalization and Sustainability; 6: The Big Market versus Sustainability; 7: Overview of the Contemporary World; 2: Theoretical Framework and Ramifications; 8: Pivotal Concepts: Defnitions and Elaborations; 9: Balanced Development and Strategic Environments; 10: The Basic Theoretical Framework; 11: The Basic Ratio and the Optimal Development Path; 12: Optimal Development Path and Actual Development; 13: People's Own Invisible Hands and Value Renewal; 14: Paradigm Shift and Balanced Development; 3: Cultures and Comprehensive Human Development; 15: Sound Culture and Sound Creativity; 16: Sound Culture and Wisdom Complex; 17: New Enlightenment for Comprehensive Human Development; 18: Innovative Education for Diverse Sound Cultures; 19: Cultural Enrichment and Personality; 4: Methodology for Sustainability; 4: Functional Approaches to Sustainability; 4: Social-Cost Stability for Sustainability; 4: The Main and Supplementary Wheels for Sustainability; 4: Culture-Enhancing Employment; 4: Culture-Enhancing International Trade; 4: Culture-Hinged Campaigns for Sustainability; 5: Harmonious and Integral Development; 5: Democracy for Our Insular Planet; 5: A Society of Longevity and a Positive Perspective; 5: Multilateral-Value Interactions; 5: Systemic Resolutions of Important Issues; 5: Trilateral Virtuous Circles and Local-Global Linkage; Epilogue

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Prize: Winner of 2011 Book of the Year Award from International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics (IIAS)

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Kensei Hiwaki, is Professor Emeritus of International Economics at Tokyo International University (TIU) and Distinguished Professor at the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Systems Research and Cybernetics (IIAS). He had seven years of business experience before commencing his undergraduate studies as a scholarship student at Drew University in New Jersey, USA from where he earned his BA. He has an MA from Duke University and a PhD from City University of New York. In addition to teaching, Kensei has presided over numerous international symposia on ""Sustainable Development: Theories, Strategies and Global Governance Systems"", ""Personal and Spiritual Development in the World of Cultural Diversity"" and on ""Celtic Civilization"", under the auspices of the International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics and Cybernetics. He has received many academic awards and honours.

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