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In a sophisticated and far-reaching blend of theory and reflection, Thinking the Twenty-First Century takes a provocative look at the changes required to build a new global political economy. McIntosh charts five system changes essential to this transition: globality and Earth awareness; the rebalancing of science and awe; peacefulness and the feminization of decision-making; the re-organization of our institutions; and, evolution, adaptation and learning. That they are all connected should be obvious, but that they are written about together is less common.McIntosh argues that these five changes are already under way and need to be accelerated. Combining science, philosophy, politics and economics, Thinking the Twenty-First Century questions our current model of capitalism and calls for a much-needed new order. This forceful call to action advocates a balanced political economy with trandisciplinarity, connectivity, accountability and transparency at its centre, as an alternative to a world built on the failing system of neoliberal economics.From one of the pioneers of the global corporate sustainability and social responsibility movement, this unique book combines analysis, diary and reflection to present a radical way forward for the twenty-first century.

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Thinking the Twenty-First Century is a magnificent, unruly, exuberant book... a book that traverses all the modalities of human thought and action to find practical wisdom in unlikely places. It offers us a viable and satisfying model for political and intellectual leadership... If the UN High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability really do want a transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach to a new political economy, then they could not want for a better guide. --Richard Little

""Thinking the Twenty-First Century"" is a magnificent, unruly, exuberant book... a book that traverses all the modalities of human thought and action to find practical wisdom in unlikely places. It offers us a viable and satisfying model for political and intellectual leadership... If the UN High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability really do want a transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach to a new political economy, then they could not want for a better guide.""--Richard Little

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MALCOLM MCINTOSH is former Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Griffith University and is now at Bath Spa University. He was previously Special Adviser to the UN Global Compact.

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