![]() 502 M 12 Madron, Roy - Ropling, John: Gaian Democracies. Redefining Globalisation a People-Power Totnes, Devon : Green Books, 2003. 154 p. ISBN 1-903998-28-X Gaia demokráciák
Dr. Adorjánné Farkas Magdolna ismertetése ContentsAcknowledgements 7 Foreword by Dr Samir Rihani 8 Summary and Introduction 10
Redefining globalisation and people-power 10
Taking on the power of the Global Monetocracy 13 Change strategies and defence strategies 13 People-power in the real world 16 Examples from business; examples from politics
People power and liberating leadership 22The transition phase 23 Chapter 1 A New Language of Change 27
Some basic systems concepts 29
Engineered, or designed, systems; natural systems; purposeful
human 'soft' systems; emergent properties; self-organising; adaptive
Complex, adaptive and self-organising systems 33Interdependence, cyclical processes and partnership; flexibility;
diversity
Purposeful human systems 34More advanced systems concepts 35 Control and order; nested systems and recursive organisations;
matching variety; feedback,, system delay (lag); leverage; soft-systems
and hard-systems thinking; 'wicked' problems and 'tame' problems; soft-systems
methodologies; Gaian democracies as 'soft systems'; the values that underpin
purposeful human systems
Summary of Chapter 1 49Chapter 2 Humanity in a Vicious Spiral 51
Humanity's assault on its own environment 52
Species extinction; destruction or deterioration of ecosystems;
the depletion of inammate resources; flying blind
The sickness of societies 58Worldwide poverty; soaal issues as systemic issues
Prospects for Gaia 61Unpredictable effects; a Caian system-shift
Conclusion 65Chapter 3 The Global Monetocracy 67
The Global Monetocracy 67
Main components of the Global Monetocracy 69 Purpose; shared operational theories; the 'elite consensus';
the global leadership eadre; the working partnership; the armoury of operational
instruments
Conclusion 97Chapter 4 A Political Vacuum 99
The resilience of the system 99
Working with and within the system 100 The Civil Society Movement 102 Defence vs Change strategies 104 Chapter 5 Gaian Democracy 107
Giving 'democracy' a new meaning 107
Chapter 6 From Principles to Practice 131
From youthful to mature systems 107 The new paradigm 110 Gaia: shared purposes and principles; soft-systems concepts
and methodologies; Paulo Freire's learning principles; participatory change
processes; liberating political leaders; network government
Conclusions 127The economy; global problems
The essentials of successful change 131
Changing the way we think; the global change-makers
Widespread dissatisfaction with the G1oba1 Monetocracy 134
Are we capable of co-creating a global network of Gaian democracies? 135 Making rational and realistic choices 136 Can the Gaian democracy model work in the real world? 137 How competent will Gaian democracies be? 138 References 142 Bibliography 151 |