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Globalization from the Bottom Up : A Blueprint for Modern Capitalism /

By: Samli, A. Coskun [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York, NY : Springer US, 2008.Description: XXIV, 147 p. 34 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780387770987.Subject(s): Entrepreneurship | Economic policy | Development economics | Economic growth | Economics | Development Economics | Economic Growth | Economic Policy | EntrepreneurshipDDC classification: 338.9 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The Dismal World Picture -- The Growth of Militarism and Its Cost -- The Physical Status of the Fragile Planet -- The Most Promising Tool is Partly the Cause -- Generating Wealth in Societies -- Bottom-Up Globalization, Not Top-Down -- Double Entrepreneurship is Synergistic -- Toward Additional Key Solutions -- If They Win, We Win -- Treating the Consumers at Different Levels of the Pyramid -- A Global Ethics Stand -- The Future Outlook -- Financing the Future.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: There is no doubt that the wheels of globalization are inexorably turning. Pundits on both sides of the fence argue that its forces are either creating greater opportunity for every citizen of the planet or driving a deeper wedge between the haves and the have-nots. In Globalization from the Bottom Up, Josh Samli argues that concentration of wealth is not sustainable; the world-wide financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 is a clear example of the impact of excess. This accumulation of wealth—and the political influence that it bestows—is what Samli calls the "greed factor"; left unchecked and unguided, it could spell economic, environmental, and cultural disaster. While acknowledging that power will continue to be concentrated at the top level of the pyramid, Samli offers an alternative model, a philosophy and practice of "social capitalism" that is grounded in a bottom-up approach to wealth creation. Drawing from examples around the world, Samli argues that wherever the entrepreneurial spirit is tapped, financial, social, and political change will inevitably take place, as other actors in the system recognize opportunities to reap the benefits (for example, through the creation of more consumers and collection of more taxes). Institutions and infrastructure designed to create more entrepreneurs may well be the key to emerging from the current crisis and setting the stage for a more diverse, inclusive global economy. Making the direct links among entrepreneurship, economic development, environmental protection, and political freedom, and offering practical recommendations for enlarging the pie, rather than slicing it into smaller pieces, Samli presents a provocative, and ultimately hopeful, view of a more inclusive, wealthier, and sustainable future.
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The Dismal World Picture -- The Growth of Militarism and Its Cost -- The Physical Status of the Fragile Planet -- The Most Promising Tool is Partly the Cause -- Generating Wealth in Societies -- Bottom-Up Globalization, Not Top-Down -- Double Entrepreneurship is Synergistic -- Toward Additional Key Solutions -- If They Win, We Win -- Treating the Consumers at Different Levels of the Pyramid -- A Global Ethics Stand -- The Future Outlook -- Financing the Future.

There is no doubt that the wheels of globalization are inexorably turning. Pundits on both sides of the fence argue that its forces are either creating greater opportunity for every citizen of the planet or driving a deeper wedge between the haves and the have-nots. In Globalization from the Bottom Up, Josh Samli argues that concentration of wealth is not sustainable; the world-wide financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 is a clear example of the impact of excess. This accumulation of wealth—and the political influence that it bestows—is what Samli calls the "greed factor"; left unchecked and unguided, it could spell economic, environmental, and cultural disaster. While acknowledging that power will continue to be concentrated at the top level of the pyramid, Samli offers an alternative model, a philosophy and practice of "social capitalism" that is grounded in a bottom-up approach to wealth creation. Drawing from examples around the world, Samli argues that wherever the entrepreneurial spirit is tapped, financial, social, and political change will inevitably take place, as other actors in the system recognize opportunities to reap the benefits (for example, through the creation of more consumers and collection of more taxes). Institutions and infrastructure designed to create more entrepreneurs may well be the key to emerging from the current crisis and setting the stage for a more diverse, inclusive global economy. Making the direct links among entrepreneurship, economic development, environmental protection, and political freedom, and offering practical recommendations for enlarging the pie, rather than slicing it into smaller pieces, Samli presents a provocative, and ultimately hopeful, view of a more inclusive, wealthier, and sustainable future.

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