{"product_id":"solving-the-crises-in-captialism-and-de","title":"Solving The Crises In Captialism And De","description":"\u003cp\u003eDemocratic capitalism is beset with many problems producing rising inequality and growing authoritarianism. Examples include homelessness, food insecurity, child poverty, mass killings, and rising antisemitism. These problems encourage the election of authoritarian leaders. This book describes a practical approach to finding solutions to these problems with a new way to coordinate social action, systematic coordinated inter-organizational networks or SCIONs. SCIONs avoid the problems of market and state coordination that have failed to handle these crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo illustrate this new approach to creating social change this book describes four SCIONs that would:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncrease the amount and radicalness of product or service innovation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a more diverse skilled labor force.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReduce the spiral in the cost of health and welfare programs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRestore the balance between law and freedom in community safety.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese objectives will reduce inequality and the movement towards authoritarianism. They are also mechanisms for rebuilding trust and social capital, critical foundations of democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a new mode of coordination, SCIONs provide a platform for continued dialogue among diverse viewpoints, decentralize problem solving, and stimulate considerable organizational adaptiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis macro sociological theory offers policy guidelines that might lead to future jobs for sociologists, provide tools to overcome managerial satisficing, and speed responses to change. A detailed case study is provided with a discussion of the feasibility of creating SCIONs, and whether or not elites will resist this new coordination mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the broad range of topics, this book is relevant for many courses in the social sciences, those interested in policy and social change, as well as the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57193548087678,"sku":"NW9781032978420","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781032978420.jpg?v=1778545908","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/solving-the-crises-in-captialism-and-de","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}