Publicado por United Nations University Press, 2009
ISBN 10: 9280811681 ISBN 13: 9789280811681
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por UNU, 2009
ISBN 10: 9280811681 ISBN 13: 9789280811681
Librería: Bestsellersuk, Hereford, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Fine. marks to edges of pages No.1 BESTSELLERS - great prices, friendly customer service â" all orders are dispatched next working day.
Publicado por Unisa Press, Pretoria, 2008
ISBN 10: 1868885275 ISBN 13: 9781868885275
Librería: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Reino Unido
paperback. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Paperback. Dedication to previous owner on FEP. Slight softening on the edges and corners of covers and spine. Pages are clean. MB. Used.
Publicado por University of South Africa Press / United Nations University Press, Pretoria, South Africa, 2008
ISBN 10: 1868885275 ISBN 13: 9781868885275
Librería: Encore Books, Montreal, QC, Canada
Original o primera edición
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. 1st. As new condition. Pages clean, binding tight.
Publicado por United Nations University Press, 2009
ISBN 10: 9280811681 ISBN 13: 9789280811681
Librería: Books Puddle, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. pp. xv + 359, Maps.
Publicado por United Nations University Press, 2009
ISBN 10: 9280811681 ISBN 13: 9789280811681
Librería: Majestic Books, Hounslow, Reino Unido
Condición: New. pp. xv + 359 Illus., Maps.
Publicado por United Nations University Press, 2009
ISBN 10: 9280811681 ISBN 13: 9789280811681
Librería: Basi6 International, Irving, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.
Publicado por Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2008
ISBN 10: 0981412416 ISBN 13: 9780981412412
Librería: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Sur Africa
Softcover. Condición: Very Good. CD-Rom missing. 347 Pages. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound.[Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Publicado por Nisc (Pty) Ltd, Makhanda, South Africa, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: About Books, Henderson, NV, Estados Unidos de America
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good condition. NOT a library discard Ilustrador. First Edition (so stated). Makhanda, South Africa: Nisc (Pty) Ltd, 2021. SCARCE in the USA. Very Good condition. Light shelfwear. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears or fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Footnotes/bibliographical references. Bound in the original white pictorial wraps. Full title: "Wrecking Ball: Why Permanent Technological Unemployment, A Predictable Pandemic and Other Wicked Problems Will End South Africa's Experiment in Inclusive Democracy." From the rear cover: "WRECKING BALL explores, in an unprecedented manner, a decalogue of wicked problems that confronts humanity: Nuclear proliferation, climate change, pandemics, permanent technological unemployment, Orwellian public and private surveillance, social media that distorts reality, cyberwarfare, the fragmentation of democracies, the inability of nations to cabin private power, the failure of multinational institutions to promote collaboration and the deepening of autocratic rule in countries that have never known anything but extractive institutions. Collectively, or even severally, these wicked problems constitute crises that could end civilization. Does this list frighten you, or do you blithely assume that tomorrow will be just like yesterday? WRECKING BALL shows that without an inclusive system of global governance, the collective action required to solve those wicked problems falls beyond the remit of the world's 20 inclusive democracies, 50 flawed democracies and 130 extractive, elitist autocracies. Flawed democracies and autocracies that already struggle to produce goods necessary for their own citizens to flourish, are simply incapable of committing to international arrangements that address the existential threats posed by the decalogue of wicked problems. This then is our children's inheritance: Dystopias far, far worse than the polities that we ourselves have known. What, if anything, can mitigate the harms that are our legacy? WRECKING BALL offers, as an answer, a ground-breaking analysis of South Africa's political economy. It demonstrates that this country's elitist and extractive political and economic institutions not only make resolution of ongoing domestic crises unattainable, likewise, they make meaningful responses to wicked problems impossible. Smart people think they have all the answers. Without laboring under any such illusions, Martin Luther King Jr. eloquently opined: 'The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.' But what will happen, King would acidly ask, if we continue to dawdle, and simply run out of time? WRECKING BALL similarly operates under no such 'smart' pretenses, and undeterred and unmatched ventures into terrains traversed by truly great political economists: Smith, Ricardo, Marx and Keynes. By knitting together what we all know to be the facts, with cutting edge theory in economics, sociology, history and political science, the book paints an unflinching portrait of where we are, and where we are headed. Are we ready to be honest with ourselves about the likely future of this overheated, overpopulated planet?". First Edition (so stated). Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xviii, 402pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
Publicado por Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2008
ISBN 10: 0981412416 ISBN 13: 9780981412412
Librería: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, Sur Africa
Original o primera edición Ejemplar firmado
Softcover. Condición: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 347 pages (complete). Inscribed and signed by Stu Woolman (as "Stu") on the frontispage. CD Rom containing Extracts and Chapters from the book is attached to the inside back covers. A decent copy of this collection of colloquies inspired by South Africa's Constitution. The covers are worn about the spine, indeed the glue is weakened along the back cover. The covers are otherwise assured and sure. The contents are smart, sober, sure, orderly, clean and clear and certain. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.
Publicado por Unisa Press, 2008
ISBN 10: 1868885275 ISBN 13: 9781868885275
Librería: Buchpark, Trebbin, Alemania
Condición: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Produktart: Bücher.
Publicado por NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: Buchpark, Trebbin, Alemania
Condición: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 422 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.
Publicado por NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: Buchpark, Trebbin, Alemania
Condición: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 422 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.
Publicado por Nisc Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New.
Publicado por Nisc Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New.
Publicado por Nisc Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033777 ISBN 13: 9781920033774
Librería: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New.
Publicado por Nisc (Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Estados Unidos de America
PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Publicado por Nisc (Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Reino Unido
PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Publicado por Nisc Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Publicado por NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Reino Unido
Condición: New. PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Fast Shipping from the UK. No. book.
Publicado por NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033777 ISBN 13: 9781920033774
Librería: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, Reino Unido
Condición: New. PRINT ON DEMAND Book; New; Fast Shipping from the UK. No. book.
Publicado por NISC (Pty) Ltd 2021-04, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: Chiron Media, Wallingford, Reino Unido
PF. Condición: New.
Publicado por NISC (Pty) Ltd 2021-07, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033777 ISBN 13: 9781920033774
Librería: Chiron Media, Wallingford, Reino Unido
PF. Condición: New.
Publicado por Nisc Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Reino Unido
Condición: New.
Publicado por Nisc Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Condición: New. Special order direct from the distributor.
Publicado por Nisc Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, Reino Unido
Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Publicado por Fordham University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0823250083 ISBN 13: 9780823250080
Librería: Lady BookHouse, Belmont, MA, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: New. This book may be an ex-library item.
Publicado por Nisc (Pty Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Reino Unido
Paperback / softback. Condición: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Publicado por Nisc (Pty) Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033777 ISBN 13: 9781920033774
Librería: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, Reino Unido
Paperback / softback. Condición: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
Publicado por NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2021
ISBN 10: 1920033726 ISBN 13: 9781920033729
Librería: moluna, Greven, Alemania
Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Über den AutorrnrnStu Woolman, Elizabeth Bradley Chair of Ethics, Governance and Sustainable Development and Professor of Law at the University of the Witwatersrand, holds degrees in philosophy from Wesleyan, London and Columbia, and in law.