Globalizing Civil Society
Reclaiming Our Right to Power
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Political Science
| Author: | David C. Korten | ISBN: | 9781609801137 |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press | Publication: | January 4, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | David C. Korten |
| ISBN: | 9781609801137 |
| Publisher: | Seven Stories Press |
| Publication: | January 4, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Seven Stories Press |
| Language: | English |
Prompted by the 1998 United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Korten's book indicts the world's governments for failing to address growing hunger, housing shortages, unemployment, poverty, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation. He examines the causes of this global crisis and offers fresh solutions reflecting sustainability, community, and equity--the only principles that can assure a healthy future for the world's people.
Prompted by the 1998 United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, Korten's book indicts the world's governments for failing to address growing hunger, housing shortages, unemployment, poverty, human rights abuses, and environmental degradation. He examines the causes of this global crisis and offers fresh solutions reflecting sustainability, community, and equity--the only principles that can assure a healthy future for the world's people.
