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9781571744852

The Chaos Point: The World at the Crossroads

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  • ISBN13:

    9781571744852

  • ISBN10:

    1571744851

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-04-30
  • Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
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Summary

Previously published in hardcover as Macroshift, The Chaos Point tells us that we are at a critical point in history, one in which resources are fast being depleted, hundreds of millions live in crushing poverty, and local choices have global impact. Laszlo tells us we can either breakdown and go the way of the dinosaurs or breakthrough to a new future by making different choices-choices he outlines in the book.

Table of Contents

Foreword, by Sir Arthur C. Clarke ix
Preface xv
Prologue: Two Paths to the Future xix
Part One: The Tides of Transformation
1. New Thinking for a New World
3(3)
2. The Birthing of a New World
6(10)
3. The Drivers of Chaos
16(17)
4. Parameters of a Positive Transformation
33(10)
5. The Image of a New Civilization
43(8)
Part Two: Building the New Civilization
6. The Emerging Foundations
51(10)
7. What You Can Do Today
61(22)
8. The Outlook
83(6)
Postscript: The Scientific Background 89(22)
The Emerging Holism of the Sciences
The Chaos Point in the Systems Perspective
Appendix A. How I Came to Be Involved with Global Questions and the Club of Budapest An Autobiographical Note 111(6)
Appendix B. Comments by Members and Partners of the Club of Budapest 117(30)
Appendix C. About the Club of Budapest, and the Documents of the Club of Budapest 147(16)
References and Further Reading 163(4)
Index 167

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