{"product_id":"end-state-by-james-plunkett","title":"End State By James Plunkett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA GUARDIAN POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Insightful and revealing: a brilliant exploration of how ideas currently on the edge of politics could move into the mainstream' Danny Dorling, author of SLOWDOWN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn ambitious, thrilling manifesto, setting out a new relationship between the individual and the state and how we can get there\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan we reverse the mental health crisis by getting rid of Mondays?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs it time to stop poor people being poor by... giving them money?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan we quell the fires of populism by giving young people a say in the future?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the shockwaves of Covid 19 continue to spread, and as the smoke clears from a year of anger and unrest, many people feel forlorn about the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn End State, James Plunkett argues that this can be a moment not of despair, but of historic opportunity - a chance to rethink, renew, and reform some of the most fundamental ways we organise society. In much the same way as societies emerged stronger from crises in the past - building the state as we know it today - we too can build a happier future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Plunkett has spent his career thinking laterally about the complicated relationships between individuals and the state. First as an advisor to Gordon Brown, then a leading economic researcher and writer, and then in the charity sector, helping people struggling at the front-line of economic change. James combines a deep understanding of social issues with an appreciation of how change is playing out not in the ivory tower, but in the reality of people's lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, in his first book, he sets out an optimistic vision, exploring nine ways in which our social settlement can be upgraded to harness the power of the digital age. Covering a dizzying sweep of geography and history, from London's 18th Century sewage systems to the uneasy inequality of Silicon Valley, it's a thrilling and iconoclastic account of how society can not only survive, but thrive, in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnd State provides a much-needed map to help us navigate our way over the curious terrain of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eBook Information\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePublished: 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eGenre: Politics, Business\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003ePages: 386\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eDimensions: 222 x 138mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Plunkett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52067219341622,"sku":"9781398702189","price":19.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/2811\/3956\/files\/Book_62_9fcae302-4c75-4b28-9eb2-6f40471e4a51.jpg?v=1748485610","url":"https:\/\/puzzlesrusmore.au\/products\/end-state-by-james-plunkett","provider":"booksrusandmore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}