| Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, and Center (16pt Large Print Edition) Contributor(s): Mintzberg, Henry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0369324781 ISBN-13: 9780369324788 Publisher: ReadHowYouWant OUR PRICE: $25.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.86 lbs) 276 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Our world is out of balance, says Henry Mintzberg, and the consequences are proving fateful: the degradation of our environment, the demise of our democracies, and the denigration of ourselves, with greed having been raised to some sort of high calling. But we can set things right. Mintzberg argues that a healthy society is built on three balanced pillars: a public sector of respected governments, a private sector of responsible enterprises, and what he calls a plural sector of robust voluntary associations (nonprofits, NGOs, etc.). Communism collapsed because the public sector was overbearing - balance triumphed in 1989, not capitalism. But that misunderstanding has led to the private sector becoming overbearing in many countries, especially the United States, and this imbalance is wreaking havoc. Many governments are now so co - opted by their private sectors that they won't be able to lead the process of renewal. And corporate social responsibility, however laudable, cannot compensate for the corporate social irresponsibility we see all around us. So Mintzberg offers specific ideas for strengthening the plural sector, which has the inclination and the independence to lead radical renewal by challenging unacceptable practices and developing better ones. This means change must be led not by some ''them'' but by each of us and all of us - if we care about our planet and our progeny. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mintzberg, Henry: - Henry Mintzberg is the Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He has won numerous awards from prestigious business, government, and academic institutions and is the author of the bestselling books Simply Managing, The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, Managers Not MBAs, and Mintzberg on Management. |