Solved, 9781786079015
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The future is already here: proven solutions to build a better world.

Solved

How other countries cracked the world's biggest problems (and we can too)

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  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    6 August 2020

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Summary

  • Denmark is set to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030.
  • Iceland has topped the gender equality rankings for a decade and counting.
  • South Korea’s average life expectancy will soon reach ninety.

How have these places achieved such remarkable outcomes? And how can we apply those lessons to our own communities?

The future we want is already here - it’s just not evenly distributed. By bringing together for the first time tried and tested solu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781786079015
ISBN-10:1786079011
Author:Andrew Wear
Publisher:Oneworld Publications
Imprint:Oneworld Publications
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:6 August 2020
Weight:498g
Dimensions:225mm x 146mm x 29mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘If you think “there’s no place like home”, think again… We have so much to learn from each other in the world today.’

‘This is an important book which puts forward realistic and achievable solutions to humanity’s ills.’

– New Internationalist

‘If you think “there’s no place like home”, think again… We have so much to learn from each other in the world today.’

– Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford

‘A refreshing, cup-half-full approach to inspire each and all of us.’

– Dana H. Born, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

About The Author

Andrew Wear

Andrew Wear is a senior Australian public servant. He has degrees in politics, law, economics and public policy, and is a graduate of the Senior Executive Program at Harvard Kennedy School. A fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, he is also a director of Ardoch Ltd, a children’s education charity. His work appears in peer-reviewed journals as well as in the Mandarin, the Guardian and others.

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