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In this 90-day devotional, Walker helps readers keep pace with
"Costly Grace," the book that is challenging this generation to
renew their commitments to Jesus and his call.
A major challenge of our times is to understand and manage the
increasing complexity of socio-economic reality. This has immediate
relevance for sustainable development. The impact of recent
contributions from systems and complexity sciences in addressing
this issue has not filtered down into effective practice - notably,
there remain problems caused by the legacy of competing paradigms
and the application of their associated methodologies. This book
argues the urgency for the application of analytical tools that
embody the principles of complexity management. The authors
describe a theoretical framework based on complexity science with a
focus on organisational and second order cybernetics, one that
presents a powerful new insight into the concept of sustainability.
The book also describes actual applications of the ideas in the
area of organisational, societal and environmental management, and
reflects upon the impact of such an approach on current practice.
Business sustainability and sustainable development are of great
importance in modern-day socio-economic study. Despite this, the
impact of recent contributions from systems and complexity sciences
in addressing these issues has not yet filtered down into effective
practice. This book argues that there is a need for urgency in the
application of analytical tools which embody the principles of
complexity management in sustainability research, in particular in
the context of the global climate change. The approach presented is
based on the concept of clusters of whole systems coming together
through collaboration, in order to create larger wholes capable of
dealing with the issues facing our socio-economic environmental
systems.In this updated second edition, the authors further clarify
the viability and sustainability (V&S) approach, and the
criteria and framework needed for sustainable governance. It
includes a more detailed perspective on the implications of the
V&S approach to businesses and networks towards changes in
structure, strategy and processes, inspired by specific case
studies. Key additions include a criteria for designing more viable
and sustainable self-governed organizations, the methodologies and
tools to design and implement self-transformations towards
sustainability, and how these tools support sustainability
management individually and globally, for businesses and society.
In 1937, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote "The Cost of Discipleship."
Walker brings to a new generation the timeless message of
Bonhoeffer against the background of today's political upheaval and
societal change and what it means to those who claim to follow
Christ's teachings.
A major challenge of our times is to understand and manage the
increasing complexity of socio-economic reality. This has immediate
relevance for sustainable development. The impact of recent
contributions from systems and complexity sciences in addressing
this issue has not filtered down into effective practice - notably,
there remain problems caused by the legacy of competing paradigms
and the application of their associated methodologies. This book
argues the urgency for the application of analytical tools that
embody the principles of complexity management. The authors
describe a theoretical framework based on complexity science with a
focus on organisational and second order cybernetics, one that
presents a powerful new insight into the concept of sustainability.
The book also describes actual applications of the ideas in the
area of organisational, societal and environmental management, and
reflects upon the impact of such an approach on current practice.
After Legalization: Understanding the Future of Marijuana Policy is
a groundbreaking new book examining how legal marijuana will likely
be treated in the United States 20 years from now. According to
Gallup 58% of Americans support ending marijuana prohibition, and
Colorado and Washington State have already passed historic ballot
initiatives to tax and regulate pot. When it comes to marijuana in
the United States, it is no longer a question of when, but how it
will be legalized. After Legalization is a creative exploration of
one likely future for legal marijuana that will give readers a
sense of the coming battles, relevant players and political
dynamics which will dominate the issue in the coming years. How
will it happen, and what will America look like after legalization?
What should be the age limit? Will we tightly restrict its sale to
only a few specialty stores, or will it be allowed on the shelves
at every shopping market in the country? Should we give individuals
free rein to grow as much as they want, or will we limit production
to a few licensed farms? If you care about the answers to these and
other questions concerning the future of marijuana policy, this is
a pivotal moment to join the conversation; the decisions made now
will likely define the industry for decades to come. PRAISE FOR
AFTER LEGALIZATION: GLENN GREENWALD, JOURNALIST: "Jon Walker has
established himself as one of the most diligent, insightful and
important young policy writers in America, and this new book
cements that status. America is finally coming to terms with the
stark irrationality and destructiveness of its criminal
prohibitions on marijuana, rendering legalization inevitable.
Walker's hard-earned expertise is vital for understanding how this
process can be accelerated and most effectively implemented. It's a
must-read for anyone with even a passing interest in drug policy
and reform." RYAN GRIM, HUFFINGTON POST DC BUREAU CHIEF: "The
history of American drug policy shows that it does not move in one
direction only. At the turn of the century, drugs were legal before
being prohibited, followed by liberalization in the '70s, followed
by the crackdown of the next several decades. Gains made today
could be wiped out tomorrow, which is what gives Jon Walker's
remarkable book its unique importance.This is the clear-eyed look
around the corner that is urgently needed."
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