Fusion Economics: How Pragmatism Is Changing the World
- 5h 5m
- Laurence J. Brahm
- Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
- 2014
The current international financial system has created a huge gap between the wealthy and the rest. Grounded and straightforward in his approach, Brahm calls for a turn away from economic systems dangerously steeped in ideology and stymied by politics, outlining a new global consensus based on pragmatism, common sense, and grass-roots realities.
About the Author
Laurence Brahm is a global activist, social entrepreneur, international lawyer, political-economist, crisis mediator and author of over twenty books on Asia. He is the architect of the Himalayan and African Consensus, serving as executive director and co-founder of the African Consensus Forum. He divides his time between Asia and Africa convening multi-stakeholder dialogue between civil society, business and governments. Concurrently, he is advisor to China's Ministry of Environmental Protection and the European Commission's Directorate-General for the Environment, blueprinting green growth policies aimed at reducing total carbon in China through renewable and efficient energy replacement. He is a member of the United Nations Theme Group on Poverty and Inequality, NGO spokesperson to the United Nations Earth Summit 2012 (Rio+20) and was selected by ScenaRio as one of '100 Opinion Leaders Advising Rio+20'. Brahm is also a Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center for geopolitical research in Hawaii. His previous books include Zhu Rongji and The Transformation of Modern China (John Wiley, 2002), a bestseller in Asia, Searching for Shangri-La (Marshall Cavendish, 2006) and The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club (John Wiley, 2009).
In this Book
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Fusion Economics—How Pragmatism Is Changing the World
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Preface—Voice of the Voiceless—Fed Up With Television Talking Heads? Listen to People in the Street
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Introduction—The Washington Consensus Is Dead!
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Reengineering China—Ending Ideology and Getting Pragmatic
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Voodoo Economics—Oust Outside Theory and Adopt Local Solutions
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Red Guards with Credit Cards—Merge Planning and Market the Fusion Way
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The Tao of Shangri-La—Learning Social Enterprise from Nomads and Monks
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The Positive Energy Bank—Quantum Economics Taught by Lamas and Bodhisattvas
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Creating Shambhala—Building a Social Enterprise on Top of the World
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The Disempowerment Factor—Stop Terrorism at its Root
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The Himalayan Consensus—Happiness, Micro-Finance, and Community Development
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The African Consensus—Community Empowerment to Prevent Violence
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Occupy Your Mind—The Peaceful Revolution Comes to America
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“Re-Pioneering” America—Revitalizing Communities and Environmental Economics
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The World is Not Flat—Back to Basics, Local Diversity, and Community Capital Regeneration
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From Russia with Fusion Economics—The National Response, the BRICS, and the Changing World Order
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We Want a Future—To Save Our Planet, We Need New Leaders
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Environmental Economics—Cutting Semantics, Creating Genuine Green Growth for Survival
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Conclusion: The Post Occupy World—Imagine an Economy Without Greed
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Notes
