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The Age of Open Society, in Foreign Policy » Read Now
by George Soros. 3 pgs.

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...THE AGE OF OPEN SOCIETY by George Soros Global...ought to be built on the principles of open society. A perfect society is beyond our reach...goals: to foster the...
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Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism » Read Now
by George Soros. 372 pgs.

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Lauded by the New York Times as "brilliant and persuasive", and published in more than thirty-five foreign editions, George Soros's The Crisis of Global Capitalism became an instant classic. A must read for anyone concerned with the complex market forces that rule our global economy and that have...
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Lauded by the New York Times as "brilliant and persuasive", and published in more than thirty-five foreign editions, George Soros's The Crisis of Global Capitalism became an instant classic. A must read for anyone concerned with the complex market forces that rule our global economy and that have thrust us into a state of financial flux and international economic insecurity.
Now Soros takes a whole new look at the arguments he made in that book, incorporating the very latest in global economic and political developments. He shows how the recovery following the economic meltdown of 1998 may have been a false dawn, leaving us in a much more precarious position than we realize. He also explores surprising connections between events like the war in Kosovo and the economic wealth of nations. And he offers new insights into the fates of Russia, Asia, Europe and the United States.
Demonstrating that our still unquestioning faith in market forces blinds us to crucial economic instabilities, Open Society provides an inspiring vision of how to fix the flaws in the system - suggestions that have already influenced leaders at the IMF, the World Bank, and in many national governments.
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The Crisis of Global Capitalism: Open Society Endangered » Read Now
by George Soros. 245 pgs.

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America's Global Role: Why the Fight for a Worldwide Open Society Begins at Home, in The American Prospect » Read Now
by George Soros. 5 pgs.

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...why the fight for a worldwide open society begins at home. by George...spoke about my vision for a global open society and Wolfowitz, now deputy secretary...say that the...
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Popper's Return Engagement: The Open Society in an Era of Globalization, in The National Interest » Read Now
by Neil McInnes. 9 pgs.

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...Poppers Return Engagement: The Open Society in an Era of Globalization...Religion (1932) nor the latters The Open Society and its Enemies (1945). We all...ready ideal...
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The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose between Privacy and Freedom? ("An Open Society's Enemies" p. 108) » Read Now
by David Brin. 378 pgs.

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A respected futurist advances an argument sure to cause debate -- In a wired world, the best way to preserve our freedom will be to give up our privacy
The Government and the Online Community snipe endlessly over privacy issues: encryption software, the Clipper Chip, Web sites recording your...
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A respected futurist advances an argument sure to cause debate -- In a wired world, the best way to preserve our freedom will be to give up our privacy
The Government and the Online Community snipe endlessly over privacy issues: encryption software, the Clipper Chip, Web sites recording your interests and purchases, the need for online anonymity. But award-winning author David Brin asks, What's so great about privacy? We could all be much better off in a society where everyone (not just the government, and not just the rich) could look over everyone else's shoulders.
The Transparent Society details the startling argument that privacy, far from being a right, hampers the real foundation of a civil society: accountability. Using examples as disparate as security cameras in Scotland and Gay Pride events in Tucson, Brin argues that openness is far more liberating than secrecy. The biggest threat to our society, he warns, is that surveillance technology will be used by too few people, not by too many.
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How Things Got Better: Speech, Writing, Printing, and Cultural Change (Chap. Four "Printing and the Open Society") » Read Now
by Henry J. Perkinson. 178 pgs.

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A highly original interpretation of the history of Western culture that presents a first in-depth analysis of the cultural impact of communication. Explains how the media have helped bring about economic, political, social, and intellectual progress.
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Intelligence-Policy and Process ("Intelligence in an Open Society" p. 67) » Read Now
by Alfred C. Maurer, Marion D. Tunstall, James M. Keagle. 404 pgs.

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...intelligence with the norms of an open society, the question of ethics in the...Intelligence in an Open Society 67 5. Ethics and...7. Intelligence in an Open Society ...
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Plato: Totalitarian or Democrat? ("Plato as Enemy of the Open Society" p. 41) » Read Now
by Thomas Landon Thorson. 186 pgs.

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...Plato as Enemy of the Open Society Karl R. Popper 41...R. H. S. Crossman and The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl R...of Scientific Discovery . The Open Society and Its...
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The Open Secret for the Open Society, in The Ecumenical Review » Read Now
by Martin Conway. 12 pgs.

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...The Open Secret for the Open Society. by Martin Conway...whole. Learning to live in an "open society" This invites broader reflection...exploring the possibility of an "...
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Intellectuals in Liberal Democracies: Political Influence and Social Involvement (Chap. 8 "Intellectuals and the Open Society in Israel") » Read Now
by Alain G. Gagnon. 250 pgs.

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Preface Introduction The Role of Intellectuals in Liberal Democracies: Political Influence and Social Involvement by Alain G. Gagnon Case Studies Social Scientists and Politics in Canada by Stephen Brooks and Alain G. Gagnon The Decline of the Left Intellectual in Modern France by George Ross...
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Preface Introduction The Role of Intellectuals in Liberal Democracies: Political Influence and Social Involvement by Alain G. Gagnon Case Studies Social Scientists and Politics in Canada by Stephen Brooks and Alain G. Gagnon The Decline of the Left Intellectual in Modern France by George Ross Intellectuals: Producers and consumers of Social Criticism by Paul Hollander Intellectuals and the Construction of Consensus in Post-War England by Alan Swingewood Intellectuals and the Transformation of Political Culture in Post-War Italy by Carl Boggs The Intellectual in Mandarin Country: The West German Case by Hauke Brunkhorst Intellectuals and the Open Society in Israel by Michael Keren Perspectives for Comparative Analysis Intellectuals and Political Elites by S.N. Eisenstadt The Influence of Intellectuals on the Production of culture in France and the United States since World War II by Michele Lamont Jewish Intellectuals in Liberal Democracies by William D. Rubinstein The Political Sociology of Intellectuals: A Critique and a Proposal by Robert J. Brym Bibliography Index About the Contributors
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