SHORTLISTED FOR FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020
FT Best books of 2020: Business
WHAT IF BUSINESS COULD HELP SOLVE THE GREATEST PROBLEMS OF OUR TIME?
Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest
inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever
seen. At the same time, its single-minded pursuit of profit has led to
rampant inequality and the looming threat of climate catastrophe - and
now threatens to destroy the society on which it depends.
Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur
University Professor at Harvard University, argues that business can
simultaneously make a positive impact on the world by confronting the
realities of our environmental crisis and the need to address social and
economic inequality, while also delivering the sustained economic
growth that brings prosperity and wellbeing to society as a whole.
Drawing on lessons from companies from around the
world who are already making a positive difference, Reimagining
Capitalism shows that this new approach is not only a moral imperative
but also an extraordinary opportunity to drive growth and innovation in
an increasingly competitive world. And, perhaps most critically, she
suggests that it has the potential to balance the power of the market
with the power of democratic, accountable government and strong civil
society - the only long term solution to the problems that we face.