Rebalancing society : radical renewal beyond left, right, and center / Henry Mintzberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mintzberg, Henry, author.

Series:

BK currents book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate state.

Democracy.

Capitalism--Social aspects.

Capitalism.

Civil society.

Physical Description:

151 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2015]

Summary:

"Our world is out of balance, says Henry Mintzberg, and the consequences are proving fateful: the degradation of our environment, the demise of our democracies, and the denigration of ourselves, with greed having been raised to some sort of high calling. But we can set things right. Mintzberg argues that a healthy society is built on three balanced pillars: a public sector of respected governments, a private sector of responsible enterprises, and what he calls a plural sector of robust voluntary associations (nonprofits, NGOs, etc.)"--Amazon.com.

Contents:

1 The Triumph of Imbalance 1

America's Long March Toward Imbalance: 1789-1989 2

The End of Thinking: 1989?___ 5

Over the Edge: From 1989 7

From Market Economy to Corporate Society 10

Not Only in America 12

A Rant Against Imbalance, Not Business 14

2 From Exploiting Resources to Exploring Our Resourcefulness 17

A World That Exploits Its Resources 17

A World That Explores Our Resourcefulness 20

3 Three Pillars to Support a Balanced Society 23

The Consequences of Left and Right 24

Public, Private, and Plural Sectors 27

Welcome to the Plural Sector 29

The Fall (and Rise?) of the Plural Sector 37

Beyond Crude, Crass, and Closed 40

Is a Balanced Society Even Possible? 42

4 Radical Renewal 47

Lofty Ideals and Lowly Deals 47

Not Governments, Not Now 48

Don't Expect Miracles from CSR 49

Look to Plural Sector Movements and Initiatives 51

Immediate Reversals 52

Widespread Regeneration 55

Consequential Reforms 57

Toward Balanced Democracy 59

Hope Ahead? 64

5 You, Me, and We in This Troubled World 69

Opening Our Eyes 70

Getting It 72

The Irene Question 72

Living the Decent Life 74

Changing the World Over Again 74.

Notes:

"Public, private, plural"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-111) and index.

ISBN:

9781626563179

1626563179

OCLC:

883646595