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The sustainable state : the future of government, economy, and society / Chandran Nair

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: A BK Currents bookPublisher: Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc, 2018Edition: First editionDescription: 1 Online-Ressource (1 volume)ISBN:
  • 1523095156
  • 9781523095155
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 1523095164 | 9781523095162 | 9781523095148 | 1523095180 | 9781523095186 | Erscheint auch als: No title Druck-Ausgabe | Print version: Sustainable state. Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2018]DDC classification:
  • 338.9/27091724
LOC classification:
  • HC59.72.E5
Online resources: Summary: "The free-market, limited government development model has been an ecological and social disaster for the developing world. Sustainable and equitable development is only possible with the active involvement of a strong central state that can guide the economy, protect the environment, and prioritize meeting their people's basic needs. In this sure to be controversial book, Chandran Nair shows that the market-dominated model followed by the industrialized west is simply not scalable. The United States alone, with less than five percent of the world's population, consumes nearly a quarter of its resources. If countries in Asia, where 60% of the world's population lives, try to follow the Western lead, the results will be calamitous. . Instead, Nair argues that development must be directed by a state that is willing and able to intervene in the economy . Corporations, which by design demand ever-expanding consumption, need to be directed towards meeting societal needs or otherwise restrained, not unleashed. Development has to be oriented towards the greatest good--clean drinking water for the many has to take precedence over swimming pools for the few. He provides three compelling case studies demonstrating the benefits of such strong state governance and the findings of weak state governance. This will mean rethinking the meaning of concepts like "prosperity," "freedom," and "rights," and whether democracy is always the best way to ensure responsive government--as Nair writes, "A democracy that cannot work to improve the life of its citizens is not better than a non-democracy that can actually improve quality of life." Many people will find these to be challenging ideas, but what Nair offers is a model suited to the realities of the developing world, not the assumptions of the dominant culture."--Summary: 12 Transition: From Business as Usual to the Sustainable StateConclusion Either States Act, or Doom Looms; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index; About the AuthorSummary: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction The Indispensable State, Sustaining Our Future; 1 Debunking "Sustainability": Moving beyond "Feel-Good" Slogans; 2 Sustainability by the State, Not Markets or Technology; 3 The State of Growth; 4 Working with the State: Building the Social Security Net; 5 The State's Obligations; 6 Authority, Not Authoritarianism; 7 Checks and Balances; 8 Redefining Freedom, Rights, and Prosperity; 9 The Tropical Haze Crisis; 10 The Tropical City Is No Paradise; 11 China: The Strong State?PPN: PPN: 1045405159Package identifier: Produktsigel: GBV-4-BusiCore | GBV-4-CommColl | ZDB-4-EBA | ZDB-4-EBU | ZDB-4-NLEBK
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