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What thoughtful
people are saying about the book
SOCIOECONOMIC
DEMOCRACY:
An Advanced Socioeconomic
System
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"Robley E.
George's Socioeconomic Democracy is based in the best traditions
of humanitarianism. As such, it has tremendous innate appeal for
the ever-exploited Third World -- exploited equally by alien and
alienating western imperialism, as well as the local agents of
such imperialism in almost every Third World country. Likewise,
its attraction for the Muslim World -- which is today one-fifth
of humanity -- is highlighted in chapter 7: 'Socioeconomic Democracy
and Islam'. Students of Islami Economics and Democracy will find
much food for thought in this comparative study. One finds the
author's open-minded and large-hearted attitude towards other
socio-religious and politico-economic ideologies respectfully
understanding."
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| Ikram
Azam |
Founder and Chairman,
Pakistan Futuristics Foundation and Institute;
Author or editor of over 50 books, including Some
Significant 21st Century Trends and Issues.
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"What gift can we leave
future generations is a question many of us have on our mind.
I believe Robley George has answered it: Socioeconomic Democracy.
They will thank us, particularly Mr. George for this gift, for
his book which tells what Socioeconomic Democracy is, and how
we can achieve it. To create a spiritual, multicultural society,
we need a foundation of deep inclusive democracy which guarantees
universal purchasing capacity. Without it, our dreams will remain
far away. Let us thank Mr. George for bringing our dreams a
bit nearer."
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| Sohail Inayatullah |
Senior Research Fellow,
Queensland University of Technology;
Board Member and Fellow, World Futures Studies Federation.
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"The world will not change
for the better unless imaginative and obstinate thinkers explore
and advocate bold ideas. Robley George is one of those thinkers,
thanks to whom it is not foolish to hope."
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| Philippe
Van Parijs |
Professor of Economics
and Social Ethics, Catholic University of Louvain;
Founder and Secretary, Basic Income European Network.
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"Robley George understands
the dirty little secret our punditocracy always seems to ignore:
The wider the gap between rich and poor, the narrower the chances
that real democracy can survive and thrive. Inequality demands
answers, not inattention -- and Robley George, bless his out-of-the-box-thinking
soul, has a provocative answer to offer."
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| Sam
Pizzigati |
Author, The Maximum
Wage;
Editor, Too Much.
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"Robley George has a
strategy which aims at one of our most serious issues -- the
growing gap between the rich and the poor. He is one of the
very few people who are struggling with the realities of the
current moment as opposed to its myths. Read this book and open
up new space for your thinking."
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the
late
Robert
Theobald |
One of world's "Most
Influential Futurists", Encyclopedia of the Future;
Author of over 20 books, including Reworking Success.
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"In a finite world with
each of us being mortal, with population and environmental pressures
growing, and natural resources dwindling, limits will clearly
have to be set. Today we proceed as if the earth is inexhaustible
and can cater to the endless appetites of man. Socioeconomic
Democracy is therefore a welcomed principle to reorient dominant
values, which are now the bane of the human race and threaten
its survival.
"A major product of these values is deepening insecurity
which breeds inordinate and incomprehensible excesses and unbelievable
depravity and misery. These must be checked, if there is a faint
chance of sustainability. Socioeconomic Democracy as a governing
precept could foster a new economics and a new global value
system, which places people in the centre of progress."
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| Arnoldo
K. Ventura |
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
of Jamaica on Science and Technology. |
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