Integral Polity
Integrating Nature, Culture, Society and Economy
Ronnie Lessem author Ibrahim Abouleish author Louis Herman author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:28th Dec '14
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Releasing the genius of an individual, an enterprise and a society is a central pre-occupation of the contemporary business environment. A fascinating approach to how we can begin to tackle this challenge is presented by the authors of Integral Polity. Integral spirituality, integral philosophy and the integral age, at an overall or holistic level of consciousness, has therefore become a strong enough idea to form the genesis of a movement over the course of the last half century. Taking as a starting point the ground-breaking work of the Trans4m Centre for Integral Development this book applies such an ’integral’ notion to the realms of business, economics and enterprise. To be successful, an integral approach must recognise the nuances of its environment - an integral approach in India is different from that in Indonesia, or Iceland, and they may in fact complement rather than conflict. Therefore this book also provides a fascinating alignment of such ’integrality’ with, and between different ’southern’ and ’eastern’, ’northern’ and ’western’ worlds. Using case studies ranging across the globe this review of a newly integral theory and practice provides a new lease of life to what may increasingly be perceived as the self-seeking, insulated and occasionally violent and corrupt, realm of the political.
’In our current situation of economic, social and environmental crisis we need new ideas to make us fit for the needed transformation processes. It will require new ways of thinking, new forms of organizations and communities. Our past experiences show that relying on governments alone cannot be the solution. The examples of integral polity are very inspiring by starting development from the local context as opposed to the prevailing top-down method. Trans4m gives a valuable orientation to our coming integral age and we all have to ask ourselves where we stand in order to proactively shape our future in a purposeful and sustainable way.’ Helmy Abouleish, Managing Director of Sekem Group ’Integral Polity makes for fascinating reading. I was deeply moved by it. It is as if something deep within me that has been mostly voiceless all these years finally found an articulate voice. And this articulate voice addresses fundamental questions of sustainable development not from the normal standpoint of prevailing theories and frameworks that have failed dismally in creating healthy societies. Instead the authors bring an enormous and exciting amount of wisdom from all over the world, and from different ages, to bear upon the meaning, purpose, and possibility of what they are calling integral polity.’ Nicanor Perlas, author of Shaping Globalization: Civil Society, Cultural Power and Threefolding
ISBN: 9781472442475
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 860g
376 pages