Rescuing the Enlightenment from Itself: Critical and Systemic Implications for Democracy (C. West Churchman's Legacy and Related Works, 1)

Rescuing the Enlightenment from Itself: Critical and Systemic Implications for Democracy Author(s) Janet McIntyre-Mills Editor(s) Janet McIntyre-Mills Publisher Springer Pages 388 ISBN-13 978-0387275871 ISBN-10 4431702229 Year 2005 Link https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/0-387-27589-4#:~:text=Rescuing%20the%20Enlightenment%20from%20Itself:

Rescuing the Enlightenment from Itself: Critical and Systemic Implications for Democracy by Janet McIntyre presents papers that make the case that good governance is about thinking and practice that can lead to a better balance of social, cultural, political, economic and environmental concerns to ensure a sustainable future for ourselves and for future generations.

About the Book

The work is inspired by the thinking of C. West Churchman and forms the first volume in a new series: C. West Churchman’s Legacy and Related Works. The book features contributions from a range of invited authors including Russell L. Ackoff, Ken Bausch, John van Gigch and Norma Romm.

The volume is aimed at academics, post-graduate students and members of professional associations working in the fields of systems sciences, public policy and management, politics, and international relations.