The Second Curve: Thoughts on Reinventing Society

Handy, Charles

ISBN 10: 184794132X / ISBN 13: 9781847941329

Published by Random House Business Books, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Second Curve: Thoughts on Reinventing Society
• Publisher: Random House Business Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184794132X
• ISBN 13: 9781847941329
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 360 grams

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Synopsis

The summation of a life's work, in which Handy considers what the future holds for society.
     Britain's leading guru looks to the future.

     Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management -- including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management -- have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends -- such as Beyond Certainty -- has changed the way we view society. 
     In The Second Curve, 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 as ever, he sets out the questions we all need to ask ourselves -- and points us in the direction of some of the answers.

About the Author

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 born in Co. Kildare in Ireland, the son of an archdeacon, and educated in Ireland, England (Oxford University) and the USA (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). His many books include The Empty Raincoat, Understanding Organizations, Gods of Management, The Future of Work and Waiting for the Mountain to Move. He and his wife Elizabeth live in London and Norfolk.