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“This book addresses humanity’s fateful struggle with excessive success in a very deep and different manner. I have previously moved from being a cornucopian to a modified Malthusian but this book is now moving me towards the third possibility you discuss- collapse as a feature not a bug of complex society.”
- Professor Christopher L. Magee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
“"This fascinating volume is an important contribution to the debate on the ultimate destiny of our civilization. It poses the provocative question whether a constructive collapse, rather than green growth or degrowth, could be the solution to the dangers caused by the increasing environmental footprint. It will be an inspirational source of thinking for all those interested in the future of mankind."
- Professor Nicola Dimitri, University of Siena, Italy
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This book argues that the West is in economic decline due to three interrelated factors, described as the Guns-Oil-Oligarchy nexus. It explains how the rise of the West as the world's current hegemon has resulted in an ecological overshoot, the rise of neoliberalism and its slash-and-burn model of continuous growth, extraction, expansion and conquest. With this model pushing against planetary boundaries, threatening ecological disaster, and depleting many resources the Guns-Oil-Oligarchynexus has deepened its stranglehold on society. This book then dissects the Guns-Oil-Oligarchy nexus.
‘In an era rife with conflict throughout every level of society, this pathbreaking Handbook paves important new ground in analyzing how entrepreneurship can be both a positive response but also a concerning trigger for conflict. This Handbook draws on a broad-spectrum of expert authors spanning a diverse range of backgrounds and scholarly fields to shed new light on the links between entrepreneurship and conflict. This is a must read not just for entrepreneurship scholarship but for all of the social sciences and thought leaders concerned with the stability and sustainability of democratic society.’
- David B Audretsch, Indiana University, USA
The End of the Empire that Entrepreneurship Built argues that concerns about the collapse of the West need to be taken seriously and that there are at least seven sources of rot that affect how entrepreneurship, the builder of the West, continues to play a role in shaping society. To identify and analyze the sources of this rot, this monograph takes a somewhat different approach than has been taken so far in the literature by drawing parallels between the rot affecting the West and the rot that caused the collapse of the Soviet Union
“This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the role of structural changes in first sustaining the emergence of the BRICS economies…and then making them resilient enough to weather the global economic crises”
- Andrea Goldstein, OECD, France
“This book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of fragile states in the contemporary world. Its focus on conflicts and disasters, as origins of the problem within countries, is perceptive”
- Deepak Nayyar, Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Dehli.
This book tackles the challenges posed by accelerating urbanization, and demystifies Social Sustainability, the least understood of all the different areas of sustainable development. The volume’s twin focus on these profoundly intertwined topics creates a nuanced and vitally important resource. Large migrations from rural areas to cities without appropriate planning and infrastructure improvements, including housing, education and health care optimization, have created significant challenges across the globe. The authors suggest technology-rich strategies to meet these challenges by careful application of data on population growth and movement to the planning, design, and construction of operational infrastructures that can sustainably support our increasingly rapid population growth.
Small island developing states (SIDS) are characterised by high economic, geographical and social vulnerability. This book provides in-depth research on the international dimensions of SIDS development experiences. Using a wealth of data, as well as case studies, the main topics examined comprise: aid, policies and growth; the costs of neglect, in terms of losses owing to a country falling into the fragile states group, of that country and those in its region; the composition of trade and the impact of external shocks, and the impact of remittances. The studies jointly provide valuable insights for small islands and other developing countries in the pursuit of sustainable growth and development.
“This book addresses humanity’s fateful struggle with excessive success in a very deep and different manner. I have previously moved from being a cornucopian to a modified Malthusian but this book is now moving me towards the third possibility you discuss- collapse as a feature not a bug of complex society”.
- Christopher L. Magee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
‘This book presents a very thorough discussion of the connections between artificial intelligence and the economy, with a refreshing forward-looking perspective. It covers fundamentals, important implications of digital technologies on societal aspects, innovation, and policy. I completely agree with the authors' statement ‘[big data] can better inform policy makers for a positive impact on their actions and citizens' well-being,' and strongly recommend this piece to help navigate a future enhanced by artificial intelligence.'
-Ricardo Vinuesa, Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
“An invaluable contribution to the emerging literature on rethinking industrial policy”
- Justin Yifu Lin, Professor Peking University, China; and former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank.
“I learnt a lot from this book…[it] stands above the literature with its thorough research, clarity of discussion, and relevance of conclusions for society”
- János Kornai, Professor of Economics at Harvard University and former President of the Econometric Society.
“The single best and most informative work on the topic of entrepreneurship and economic development in print... a must read”
- Roger Stough, Professor at George Mason University, USA
In all of the major challenges facing the world currently, whether it be climate change, terrorism and conflict, or urbanization and demographic change, no progress is possible without the alleviation of poverty. New approaches in development economics have in recent years started from the premise that we cannot successfully deal with poverty unless we also deal with vulnerability—but not only vulnerability to income poverty but also vulnerability to various others hazards—such as climate, conflict, macroeconomic shocks and natural disasters. This book provide insights into new approaches in conceptualising and measuring vulnerability
“This volume is a most timely contribution to helping understand how households, economies and states in the developing world are affected by shocks, and what coping mechanisms might help to mitigate this vulnerability”
- Stephan Klasen, Professor of Economics and Coordinator of the Courant Research Centre, University of Göttingen.
