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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