Getting to the 21st Century: Voluntary Action and the Global Agenda (Kumarian Press Library of Management for Development)

by David C. Korten

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This critique of current development policies and ideology provides alternative approaches for building a sustainable and just society for the new millennium.

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David C. Korten is a cofounder and board chair of YES! Magazine, a cochair of the New Economy Working Group, the founder and president of the Living Economies Forum on Globalization, and a former Harvard Business School professor.

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Getting to the 21st Century: Voluntary Action and the Global Agenda (Kumarian Press Library of Management for Development)

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