NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT Future Positive International Co-operation in the 21st Century Michael Edwards ISBN 1 85383 631 1 EARTHSCAN (UK)/STYLUS (USA) "At last, a hard-headed but soft-hearted vision of global co-operation - respecting our differences, avoiding top-down 'solutions,' expanding the number of voices at the table, yet moving forward together on clear goals. This is an optimistic book at a time when the global pessimists rule the intellectual roost." Robert B. Reich, University Professor of Social and Economic Policy, Brandeis University, and ex-U.S. Secretary of Labor. "Future Positive is a potent blend of vision and pragmatism. Michael Edwards challenges all of us - NGOs, governments, corporations and consumers - to move beyond our conventional ways of thinking and join together to create a just and responsible international system." Peter Bell, President of CARE and Co-Chair of the Inter-American Dialogue. "Future Positive grapples with a central dilemma of our times: the growing mismatch between a globalizing economy and national political decisions, arguing persuasively for new forms of global governance that are as flexible and decentralized as the new economy itself" Will Marshall, President, Progressive Policy Institute "Future Positive succeeds in being both blunt and gentle. It is packed with data and case histories that make the analysis impossible to dismiss. It levies stern indictments but does so with a compassion that does not dehumanize. And it appeals to the best in us in ways that are compelling. Thank you for the gift of this book's gentle but unmitigated candor." Edgar Cahn, Founder of the Time Dollar Institute and creator of Time Banking 'Future Positive is an optimistic vision of how to get to a future where people co-operate universally to end injustice, poverty and conflict. Michael Edwards has a passion for finding practical ways to make the world a better place. He deserves to be widely read' Tim Garden, Times Higher Education Supplement 'Michael Edwards' refreshingly optimistic and readable book calls for widespread reform of an international system that interferes too much in the detail of other people's lives and not enough when it really matters. His approach is wholehearted and convincing. Edwards combines his breadth of vision with a realistic focus on building constituencies for change' Natasha Franklin, Foreign Policy Review 'What a joy! Each chapter is interesting, observant and sometimes violent in its opinions. I urge you to read this book because you will need to take a position yourself, whether you are donor or recipient, from the rich or poor world' Michael Brophy, Alliance Magazine Michael Edwards is Director, Governance and Civil Society at the Ford Foundation and a former Senior Civil Society Specialist at the World Bank. Contents: The Co-operative Imperative * 1945 and All That * How do Countries Grow? * It's Not Size that Matters * Matters of Life and Death * Sticks, Carrots and Room to Manoeuvre * A New Formula for Foreign Aid * Humanising Capitalism * The Future of Global Governance * Building Constituencies for Change * Institutional Reform and Personal Revolution * How Can I Help? This book will be essential reading for all those interested in globalization, international affairs and overseas development. ORDER FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: Via any good bookstore >From the Future Positive web site (with hyperlinks to Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk): http://www.futurepositive.org Via online bookstores in the UK, USA and Canada (click on the links to find the best deal): IN THE UK/REST OF THE WORLD http://www.bookbrain.co.uk/pricesearch.asp?title=Future+Positive%2C+Internat ional+Co%2Doperation+in+the+21st+Century&author=Edwards%2C+Michael&isbn=1853 836311&publisher=Earthscan+Publications&binding=Cloth http://www.bookbrain.co.uk/pricesearch.asp?title=Future+Positive%2C+Internat ional+Co%2Doperation+in+the+21st+Century&author=Edwards%2C+Michael&isbn=1853 837407&publisher=Earthscan+Publications&binding=Paperback IN THE US http://search.rusure.com/scripts/prodSearch.dll?loc=1032&cat1=4&dec1=future+ positive&cat=4&dec=future+positive&aut=&x=12&y=11 IN CANADA http://www.indigo.ca/cgi-bin/bookrec.cgi?bn=1853836311 World Bank Infoshop, Washington DC United Nations Bookstore, New York/Geneva Or, direct from STYLUS PUBLISHING, LLC 22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166, USA Cust service tel: 703 - 661 1581 / 1 - 800 - 232 0223 Cust service fax: 703 - 661 1501 E-mail orders: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://styluspub.com/frm-srch.cfm?userid=10364405&keyword=future+positive&Su bm Earthscan Publications Ltd 120 Pentonville Road London N1 9JN, UK Tel: + 44 (0)171 278 0433 Fax: +44 (0)171 278 1142 http://www.earthscan.co.uk/asp/bookdetails.asp?key=1728 ***** _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
