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Charles Handy builds on a life's work to glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. He looks at current trends in capitalism and asks whether it is a sustainable system. He explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. He even asks whether we should rethink our roles in life—as students, parents, workers and voters—and what the aims of an ideal society of the future should be. Provocative and thoughtful, he sets out the questions we all need to ask ourselves—and points us in the direction of some of the answers.

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Charles Handy is an independent writer, broadcaster and teacher. He has been an oil executive, an economist, a professor at the London Business School, the Warden of St. George's House in Windsor Castle and the chairman of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce. He was educated in Ireland, England (Oxford University) and the U.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). His many books include The Elephant and the Flea, Gods of Management, Myself and Other Important Matters, and Waiting for the Mountain to Move.
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"The bracing manifesto of a forward-looking radical ... The Second Curve successfully channels the energy and enthusiasm of the younger generation, in whom Handy places great hope ... Handy's prescience over the decades has earned him the right to dabble and, given his record, you would not want to bet against some of his radical ideas coming true." -- Andrew Hill * Financial Times * "Gentle but incisive ... [Handy's] voice is a reassuring, challenging presence. We should continue to listen to it." * Management Today * "This book will get you thinking." * Daily Telegraph * "Compelling and scalable." * Edge * "Strong and original... It is impossible not to be impressed and a little daunted by so much energy and wisdom." * Irish Independent *

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  • PublisherRandom House Business
  • Publication date2016
  • ISBN 10 1847941346
  • ISBN 13 9781847941343
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  • Number of pages224
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