Redesigning Society - Hardcover

Ackoff, Russell; Rovin, Sheldon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804747946 ISBN 13: 9780804747943

Publisher: Stanford Business Books, 2003

Synopsis

Health care, education, welfare, law—the perceived success or failure of these social institutions is constantly being debated in the public arena. In this book, Ackoff and Rovin join the discussion, using systems theory to develop new approaches to governance, the structure and function of our cities, and civic leadership in general.

Each chapter tackles a different, important, and timely issue. The authors develop and present specific solutions, with the intention of starting a national dialogue about the structure and organization of American society. Their redesign, radical in its scope and ambition, draws upon existing technology and social constructs, but provides innovative ways to apply them. As the authors contend, “it is only through creative thought and innovation that our society will be transformed into one that provides a more equitable distribution of wealth, quality of life, and opportunities for development.”

About this title

About the Author

Russell L. Ackoff is the Anheuser-Busch Professor Emeritus of Management Science, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Sheldon Rovin is Emeritus Professor of Healthcare Systems at the Wharton School and past Director of Healthcare Executive Education Management Programs at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics.

From the Back Cover

“This is an important, original treatise on all the critical problems of our time. No one treats complex systems better than Ackoff and Rovin!” —Ian Mitroff,University of Southern California
“Redesigning Society presents a fresh, intellectually invigorating way of looking at many of the major issues that confront American society today. In an increasingly complex world, this book provides much-needed clarity and direction, both establishing conceptual principles that can guide planning and presenting concrete, detailed alternatives to stimulate discussion and new thinking.” —Chun Wei Choo,University of Toronto

From the Inside Flap

Health care, education, welfare, law—the perceived success or failure of these social institutions is constantly being debated in the public arena. In this book, Ackoff and Rovin join the discussion, using systems theory to develop new approaches to governance, the structure and function of our cities, and civic leadership in general.
Each chapter tackles a different, important, and timely issue. The authors develop and present specific solutions, with the intention of starting a national dialogue about the structure and organization of American society. Their redesign, radical in its scope and ambition, draws upon existing technology and social constructs, but provides innovative ways to apply them. As the authors contend, “it is only through creative thought and innovation that our society will be transformed into one that provides a more equitable distribution of wealth, quality of life, and opportunities for development.”

Edition details

• Publisher: Stanford Business Books
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804747946
• ISBN 13: 9780804747943
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200