Our suggestions for some summer reading

Capitalism and its alternatives
By Chris Rogers

Paperback: 176 pages, £14.00

ISBN: 9781780327365

Publisher: Zed Books

Published: August 2014

The economic crises of recent years and the volatile political events that have followed have given renewed impetus to the anti-capitalist movement. This book goes beyond the usual list of searing but ultimately fruitless criticisms of capitalism, and instead examines the relative virtues of the alternatives on offer. A challenging, timely assessment.

Climate change and human development
By Hannah Reid

Paperback: 304 pages, £21.99

ISBN: 9781780324401

Publisher: Zed Books

Published: July 2014

It’s well accepted that climate change will hit the world’s poor hardest. This important book drills down into the impacts of rising temperatures on everything from farming and energy to public health and water. Critically, it maps out what climate-resilient development.

Linking local and global sustainability
By Sukhbir Sandhu, Stephen Mckenzie and Howard Harris (eds)

Hardcover: 314 pages, £90

ISBN-10: 9401790078

Publisher: Springer

Published: August 2014

This holistic account seeks to join the dots between the micro and macro worlds spanned by the theme of sustainability. The book’s second section on sustainable decision-making is of particular relevance to practitioners, with chapters on cost savings, supply chain management and life cycle analysis.

Competing for a sustainable world: building capacity for sustainable innovation
By Sanjay Sharma

Paperback: 232 pages, £24.99

ISBN-10: 1783531223

Publisher: Greenleaf Publishing

Published: July 2014

Innovation rarely, if ever, is plucked from thin air. Creative thinking and breakthroughs result from systems that inspire, encourage and reward employee imagination. This practitioner-focused book provides insights from successful corporate innovators about what works – and what doesn’t.

Sustainability: a history
By Jeremy L. Caradonna

Hardcover: 336 pages, £17.99

ISBN-10: 0199372403

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: August 2014

An ideal book for those new to the field of sustainability, this highly accessible primer explains the historical roots of the subject and maps its course to the present. A testimony to the importance of learning from history.

Public trust in business
By Jared D. Harris, Brian T. Moriarty & Andrew C. Wicks (eds)

Paperback: 416 pages, £22.09

ISBN-10: 1107650208

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: July 2014

Drawing on the expertise of an international array of experts from academic disciplines, this timely compilation explores long-term strategies for building and maintaining public trust in business. Key questions addressed include: what drives trust, how to manage it effectively and how best to restore trust when it’s lost, among others.

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