Activating the common good : reclaiming control of our collective well-being
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334 B
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334 B
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xxii, 166 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-150) and index.
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This book counters the dominant and destructive story that we are polarized, violent, selfish, and destined to consume everything in sight. That is not who we are. The challenge, Peter Block says, is that we are suffering under an economic theology that is based on scarcity, self-interest, competition, and infinite growth. We're told we can purchase and outsource all that matters. Block calls this the "business perspective narrative." It dominates not only the economy but also architecture, faith communities, journalism, arts, neighborhoods, and much more. Block offers an antidote: the "common good narrative." It embodies the belief that we are basically communal and cooperative. And that we have the capacity to communally produce what we care most about: raising a child, safety, livelihood, health, and a clean and sustainable environment. This book describes how shifts to the common good perspective could transform many areas, fostering journalism that reports on what works, architecture that designs habitable spaces creating connection, faith collectives that build community, a market that is restrained and local, and leadership and activism that build social capital by creating trust among citizens. With these shifts, we would fundamentally change the world we live in for the better.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Block, P. (2024). Activating the common good: reclaiming control of our collective well-being (First edition.). Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Block, Peter, 1939-. 2024. Activating the Common Good: Reclaiming Control of Our Collective Well-being. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Block, Peter, 1939-. Activating the Common Good: Reclaiming Control of Our Collective Well-being Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Block, Peter. Activating the Common Good: Reclaiming Control of Our Collective Well-being First edition., Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2024.
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