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Traumatised Society (Paperback, New)
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Traumatised Society (Paperback, New)
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Loot Price R542
Discovery Miles 5 420
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The author was the first to forecast (in 1997) the events that
ruptured the global economy in 2008 by applying an analysis that
exposes the fault lines in the structure of the market economy.
Now, he extends his analysis to the future of the West, to evaluate
fears from distinguished commentators who claim that European
civilisation is in danger of being eclipsed. He concludes that the
West is at a dangerous tipping point and provides empirical and
theoretical evidence to warrant such an alarming conclusion. But he
also explains why it is not too late to prevent the looming social
catastrophe. Attributing the present crisis to a social process of
cheating, he develops a synthesis of the social and natural
sciences to show how the market system can be reformed. He
introduces the concept of organic finance, which prescribes reforms
capable of delivering both sustainable growth, with a more
equitable distribution of wealth, and respect for other life forms.
To explain the persistent failure to resolve protracted social and
environmental crises, the author introduces a theory of social
trauma. Populations have been destabilised by the coercive loss of
land to the point where they have lost their traditional reference
points. No longer able to live by the laws of nature, they are
forced to conform to laws that consolidate the privileges of those
who had cheated them of their birthright: access to nature’s
resources. Many pathological consequences flow from this tearing of
people from their social and ecological habitats. To recover from
this state of trauma, the author argues, people need to use the new
tools of communication, such as social media, to regain control
over their future destiny through a kind of collective psychosocial
therapy. The author challenges the view that the West can climb out
of depression by applying the financial measures known as
“austerity”. He outlines a new strategy that would restore full
employment and reverse the decline in middle class living standards
in Europe and North America.
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