The Pandemic Within : policy making for a better world / Hendrik Wagenaar and Barbara Prainsack

By:

Wagenaar, Hendrik

Contributor(s):

Prainsack, Barbara

Publication details: Bristol : Policy Press, 2021Description: iv, 175pISBN:

9781447362234

Subject(s):

Policy sciences -- Health aspects; Policy sciences -- Economic aspects; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Government policy

DDC classification:

320.6 WAG-P

Summary: This book offers a critical analysis of the defects in our current political-economic order that have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These defects include extreme wealth inequality, a government driven by ideology, a corporate sector that prioritizes greed, a precarious labor force, and the looming threat of climate change. The book presents a unique approach that combines moral imagination and social-political analysis to overcome these issues. It focuses on two key characteristics of contemporary societies - hegemony and complexity - that have inhibited our ability to imagine and implement better practices and institutions. The book offers pragmatic solutions to a range of issues, including housing, work, governance, finance, and climate change. These solutions are informed by a comprehensive vision of a flourishing, sustainable, and democratic society. Overall, the book provides a compelling call to action for individuals concerned about the state of our society, offering practical solutions to create a better world.

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Includes Index

Includes Bibliographical references

This book offers a critical analysis of the defects in our current political-economic order that have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These defects include extreme wealth inequality, a government driven by ideology, a corporate sector that prioritizes greed, a precarious labor force, and the looming threat of climate change. The book presents a unique approach that combines moral imagination and social-political analysis to overcome these issues. It focuses on two key characteristics of contemporary societies - hegemony and complexity - that have inhibited our ability to imagine and implement better practices and institutions. The book offers pragmatic solutions to a range of issues, including housing, work, governance, finance, and climate change. These solutions are informed by a comprehensive vision of a flourishing, sustainable, and democratic society. Overall, the book provides a compelling call to action for individuals concerned about the state of our society, offering practical solutions to create a better world.

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