Glimpses of Utopia : real ideas for a fairer world
Scully, Jess2023
Book
It's hard to be excited about the future right now. Climate change is accelerating; inequality is growing; politics is polarised; institutions designed to protect us are strained; technology is disrupting the world of work. We need to upgrade the operating systems of our society. Jess Scully asks, What can we do? The answer is: plenty! All over the world, people are refusing the business-as-usual mindset and putting humans back into the civic equation, reimagining work and care, finance and government, urban planning and communication, to make them better and fairer for all. Meet the care workers reclaiming control in India and Lebanon, the people turning slums into safe havens in Kenya and Bangladesh, and champions of people-powered digital democracy in Iceland and Taiwan. There are radical bankers funding renewable energy in the USA and architects redesigning real estate in Australia, new payment systems in Italy and the Philippines that keep money in local communities, and innovators redesigning taxation to cut pollution and incentivise creative solutions. Glimpses of Utopia is a call for optimism. Humans everywhere are rising up to confront our challenges with creativity, resilience and compassion. Harnessing technology and imagination, we can reshape our world to be fair and sustainable. This book shows us how.
Main title:
Glimpses of Utopia : real ideas for a fairer world / Jess Scully.
Author:
Scully, Jess, author
Edition:
New updated edition.
Imprint:
North Sydney, NSW : Pantera Press, 2023.©2020
Collation:
xviii, 409 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : rays through the storm clouds1. Rethink Utopia2. Recentre the citizen3. Refocus politics4. Redesign work5. Reward the human6. Recoup the investment7. Reform finance8. Restore the commons9. Rebuild for equity10. Restart a civic conversationConclusion : what now?
ISBN:
9780645498509 (pbk)9780645498509 (paperback)
Dewey class:
303.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
795390
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | -Society | SOCIETY 303.4 SCUL | On loan - Due: 09 Jul 2026 |