{"product_id":"powering-prosperity-indranil-ghosh-9781642933086","title":"Powering Prosperity: A Citizen's Guide to Shaping the 21st Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor better or worse, the choices citizens make \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etoday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e will shape human history for decades to come. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the Global Financial Crisis, we have been approaching a crossroad in modern human history. The top 1 percent of people own more than half of the world's wealth, while hundreds of millions suffer in extreme poverty. Governments quarrel over the politics of environmental policy, even as climate change poses an existential threat to life on the planet. And communities \"hollowed out\" by the forces of globalization still struggle to stand on their feet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How can we even begin to contemplate solutions to such immense and persistent problems? In \u003ci\u003ePowering Prosperity: A Citizen's Guide to Shaping the 21st Century, \u003c\/i\u003e Dr. Indranil Ghosh brings together his decades of experience as a sustainable economic development investor, an entrepreneur, and an MIT-trained scientist, to provide a new framework for understanding the world's challenges and the choices societies must make to address them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Central to Dr. Ghosh's roadmap for positive change is a more inclusive form of governance, a collaborative model of long-term investment between public and private capital, and the empowerment of local communities to unleash their innovative and entrepreneurial energy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Indranil Ghosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1642933082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642933086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bombardier Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.10w x 1.30d","brand":"Indranil Ghosh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983653732607,"sku":"9781642933086","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e484b13-7d61-47e1-8551-2c67295d72b1.jpg?v=1683267936","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/powering-prosperity-indranil-ghosh-9781642933086","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}