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BOOK: “RETHINKING PROGRESS - TOWARDS A CREATIVE TRANSFORMATION OF GLOBAL SOCIETY”. By H.S. LAMBA CHAPTER OUTLINE Foreword by Helena Norberg Hodge Introduction PART – I: WHERE ARE WE TODAY ? 1. The Struggle of Life on the Planet An Unprecedented and Unparalleled Crisis; Damaging the Planet’s Life Support Systems - Global Warming or the Greenhouse Effect (Chart on CO2); Destruction of the Ozone Layer; Poisoning Life on the Planet - Poisoning of Air, Water and Soil (Chart on Meat Consumption, and Global Livestock Population); Solid Waste; Radioactive Waste; Environmental Accidents; Destroying Life and the Productive Capacity of Nature – Destruction of Biodiversity; Destroying Forest, Water, Soil and Desert Ecosystems; Global Situation and Actions. 2. Unraveling the Web of Life The Birth of the Planet and the Blooming of Life; The Conditions that Favored Life on the Planet; Unraveling the Web of Life. 3. “Development” and the Struggle for Human Survival Increases in Absolute Poverty; Reversals in Economic Growth; The Debt Crisis; The Worsening Terms of Trade; Population Explosion (Charts on Population Trends); Food Production, Malnutrition, Hunger and Famine; Human Health – Better and Worse; Human Development; Social and Gender Inequality; Refugees – Environmental, Political and Economic; Conflict and Militarization; Conclusion. 4. The Ideological Roots of the Crises The Unfolding of Human Civilizations; Western European Civilization Dominates the World; The Dominance of Classical Economics; Origins of the Crises – The Domination of Nature; Life as a Machine – Fragmented Science and Technology; The Non-Recognition of Limits on a Finite Planet; Destructive Economics – the Fallacy of Misplaced Concreteness – Gross national Product (GNP) – a Critique; The Depletion of Social Capital; The Centralization of Power. 5. The Accumulation of Wealth An Inquiry into the Nature, Causes and Impacts of the Wealth of Rich Nations - Explanations of the Successes and Failures of Nations; The Core, the Semi-Periphery and the Periphery; Pre-Colonial and Colonial Times; Other Factors of Economic Development; Genuineness and Sustainability of U.S. Economic Progress; Climbing the Ladder of Success – The Rise of Japan; The Transformation of China; Rise of “Tigers” in the East and the Emergence of India; Conclusion. 6. The Failure of Progress – Development and Globalization History and Perspectives on Development – The Progress of Developing Nations; Different Perspectives on Development; Aid and International Financial Institutions; The Failure of Development; A Time for Re-labeling; Globalization - Free Trade is Neither Free Nor Fair; Globalization and Its Consequences; The Emergence of Empire ? ; Conclusion. PART II. A ROADMAP TO GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE ? HOW DO WE GET THERE ? HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE ARE THERE ? 7. Holistic Progress and Rejuvenating the Planet Towards Holistic Progress - Holistic Knowledge and Technology; Rejuvenating the Planet’s Life Support Systems - Reversing Global Warming; Repairing the Ozone Layer; Transforming All Production and Consumption Activities - Towards a More Sustainable Industry; Transportation Modes Favorable for People and Planet; Household Economics – Cleaner Living; Transforming Megalopolis – Reversing the Destructive Urbanization; Rejuvenating Living Processes – Ecosystems - Greening our Planet – Reforestation; Back from the Precipice – Reversing Desertification; Greening the Hills and Mountains; Water-water Everywhere but not a Drop to Drink; Restoring our Oceans – Where Life Began; A New Agriculture – Restoring Cooperation with Nature and Ecosystems; Cleansing the Earth; From Exponential Growth to Sustainable Global Society. 8. Democratizing Progress – Towards a New Economics Progress of, for and by the People – in Harmony with Nature - Progress of the People: Education for Environment and Development; Informal, Non-Formal and Formal Education. Progress for the People - Economics Favorable for People and Planet; Towards Decentralized Economic Systems. Progress by the People - The Empowerment of People; Economic and Technological Empowerment. Transforming the Global Political Economy - Reform and Transformation of the World Financial System; Solving the Foreign Debt Crisis; Reforming the World Trading System; Towards a New Global Economics; Strategies for Wrongly Developed Nations; Strategies for Wrongly Developing Nations. 9. Political Empowerment and Ethics - Transforming Our Politics and Transforming Ourselves Deeper and Broader Forms of Democracy; The Current State of Democracy; Grassroots Democratic Movements in the US, India and Brazil; The Need for Unitarian Participatory Democracy; Political Empowerment; Transforming Local and National Politics; Transforming Global Politics; Social and Cultural Empowerment; The Social Transformation. Conclusion – Making It Happen Clarifications of Ideologies and Alternatives; Clarifications About Alternatives Proposed in this Book; The Need for a Global Media Campaign; Towards Alternative Directions; The Need for Starting a Global Movement; Bringing it All Together; The Future. |
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