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Title

Revolution or renaissance : making the transition from an economic age to a cultural age / D. Paul Schafer.

Author

Schafer, D. Paul.

Publication

Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2008.

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Description

ii, 303 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

"In Revolution or Renaissance, D. Paul Schafer subjects two of the most powerful forces in the world - economics and culture - to a detailed and historically sensitive analysis. He argues that the economic age has produced a great deal of wealth and unleashed tremendous productive power; however, it is not capable of coming to grips with the problems threatening human and non-human life on this planet. After tracing the evolution of the economic age from the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations in 1776 to the present, he turns his attention to culture, examining it both as a concept and as a reality. What emerges is a portrait of the world system of the future where culture is the central focus of development. According to Schafer, making the transition from an economic age to a cultural age is imperative if global harmony, environmental sustainability, economic viability, and human well-being are to be achieved."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

University of Ottawa Press governance series ; 16

Uniform Title

Governance series ; 16.

Subject

• Culture > Forecasting
• Economics > History
• Human ecology > Forecasting
• Sustainable development > Forecasting
• Environmental protection > Forecasting
• Culture
• Internationalism
• Économie politique > Histoire
• Culture > Prévision
• Ecologie humaine > Prévision
• Développement durable > Prévision
• Environnement > Prévision
• Internationalisme

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references: p. 263-279.

Contents

Pt. I. The Age of Economics -- 1. Origins of the Economic Age -- The Wealth of Nations -- The Industrial Revolution -- Religion and the Rise of Capitalism -- Genesis of the World System -- 2. Evolution of the Economic Age -- Classical Economics -- Marxian Economics -- Neoclassical Economics -- Keynesian Economics -- Development Economics -- Contemporary Economics -- 3. Mechanics of the Economic Age -- The Economic Worldview -- The Economic Model of Development -- Dominant Forces in Society -- The Modern World System -- 4. Assessment of the Economic Age -- Strengths of the Economic Age -- Shortcomings of the Economic Age -- A Balance Sheet on the Economic Age -- Pt. II. The Age of Culture -- 5. Signs of a Cultural Age -- The Holistic Transformation -- The Environmental Movement -- The Encounter with Human Needs -- The Quest for Quality of Life -- The Struggle for Equality -- The Necessity of Identity -- The Focus on Creativity -- Culture as a Crucial Force -- 6. Foundations for a Cultural Age -- The Nature of Culture -- The Character of Cultures -- The Cultural Interpretation of History -- The Great Cultural Tradition -- 7. Functioning of a Cultural Age -- A Cultural Worldview -- Development of Culture and Cultures -- A Cultural Model of Development -- Key Cultural Concerns -- A Cultural World System -- 8. Priorities for a Cultural Age -- A New Environmental Reality -- Fulfilling Human Needs -- New Meanings of Wealth -- A New Corporate Ideology -- A New Political System -- A Cultural Approach to Citizenship -- A Breakthrough in Education -- Liveable and Sustainable Cities -- A United World -- 9. Flourishing of a Cultural Age -- A Cultural Renaissance -- The Cultural Heritage of Humankind -- World Culture and World Cultures -- A Global Federation of World Cultures.

ISBN

• 9780776606729
• 0776606727

LCCN

99820964836

OCLC

• ocn213400919
• 213400919
• SCSB-5417119

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries