The aftershocks of the 2008 financial crisis still reverberate throughout the globe. Markets are down, unemployment is up, and nations from Greece to Ireland find their very infrastructure on the brink of collapse. In this unique volume from the World Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations and the Social Science Research Council, some of the world’s greatest minds—from Nobel Prize winners to long-time activists—explore what the prolonged instability of the so-called Great Recession means for our traditional understanding of how governments can and should function.

22 Ideas to Fix the World surveys issues relevant to the U.S., Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Speaking from a variety of perspectives, including economic, social, developmental, and political, the discussions here increase our understanding of what’s wrong with the world and how to get it right. Interviewees explore topics like the Arab Spring, the influence of international financial organizations, the possibilities for the growth of democracy, the acceleration of global warming, and how to develop enforceable standards for market and social regulation. Through interviews that are sure to spark lively debate, 22 Ideas to Fix the World presents analysis of past geopolitical events in addition to possible solutions and predictions for the future.

Featuring interviews with: Zygmunt Bauman, Shimshon Bichler & Jonathan Nitzan, Craig Calhoun, Ha-Joon Chang, Fred Dallmayr, Mike Davis, Bob Deacon, Kemal Dervis, Jiemian Yang, Peter J. Katzenstein, Ivan Krastev, Will Kymlicka, Manuel F. Montes, José Antonio Ocampo, Vladimir Popov, Jospeh Stiglitz, Olzhas Suleimenov, Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Immanuel Wallerstein, Paul Watson, Vladimir Yakunin, and Muhammad Yunus.

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Publication Details

Title
22 Ideas to Fix the World: Conversations with the World’s Foremost Thinkers
Authors
Dutkiewicz, Piotr, Sakwa, Richard
Publisher
New York University / New York University Press
Publish Date
September 9, 2013
ISBN
9781479860982
Citation
Dutkiewicz, Piotr, Sakwa, Richard, 22 Ideas to Fix the World: Conversations with the World's Foremost Thinkers (New York University / New York University Press, September 9, 2013).
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