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THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

A Breakthrough Toward Genuine Sustaina i!it"

#ar$ L%YCK& GHISI

're(a$e " Sa) 'IT*ODA +to e $on(ir)ed,

Head o( the -Indian Nationa! Know!edge Co))ission.

Introdu$tion " /ittorio '*ODI0 #e) er o( the Euro1ean 'ar!ia)ent2

3oreword " I!"a '*IGOGINE

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When there is no vision, the

people are unrestrained

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To Isa e!!e0 )" s1ouse

To )" $hi!dren and $hi!dren@in@!aw

To a!! those who $ontri uted to the dra(t and $orre$tion o( this ook0

Gi!!es 3erreo!0 Char!otte Lu"$k?0 #i$he! de Ke))eter0 Anne de Ligne0

#arie et Do)ini>ue Or an de &i


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Table of Contents

3oreword222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222THE 'ATH TOWA*D GEN%INE S%STAINABILITY222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

'*OLOG%E= A B*IE3 3%T%*E HISTO*Y O3 THE WO*LD +9::: 9: :,22222222222222222222222222222'A*T ONE= ONE WO*LD IS DYING222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

INT*OD%CTIONJTHE 3I/E LE/ELS O3 DEATH IN SOCIETY2222222222222222222222222222222222229:CHA'TE* 5= DANGE* O3 DEATH AND COLLECTI/E S%ICIDE222222222222222222222222222222222229

B!a$k is in (ashion222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222-Is it the end o( 3ran$e -2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222O( the di((i$u!t" to a$$e1t $hanges at the *enaissan$eJ8ustus Li1sius22222222222222222222222222222229Conser


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A shar1 trans(or)ation222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222A new 1rodu$tion too!222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222A know!edge )arket2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222Looking (or know!edge e$ono)i$s22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222The know!edge so$iet"Ja new 1ost@$a1ita!isti$ !ogi$2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

ASKOJ#anage)ent o( the we site o( the Euro1ean Co))ission22222222222222222222222222222222222276The di((eren$es etween the industria! and know!edge so$ieties222222222222222222222222222222222222222Con$!usions (ro) Cha1ter 72222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

CHA'TE* ;= THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETYJA NEGATI/E SCENA*IO2222222222222222222225:What do to a out the en


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La$k o( theor"22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222Intangi !e assetsJthree di)ensions22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222Ethi$s +


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FOREWORD

In the ne?t (ew de$ades India wi!! 1ro a !" ha


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PREFACE

I a) ha11" to inuantitati


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Foreword as Homage to Prof PRIGOGINE

.ust -efore leavin this Earth, m' friend Professor Pri o ine accepted an invitation to

!rite a preface for m' first -oo , pu-lished in Paris, in /001* 2he -oo spo e of re3enchantment,

the concept of !hich !as first introduced -' Pri o ine and 4ten ers* 5 have chosen to reproduce

his -eautiful preface here as an homa e to one of the reatest thin ers of the /0 th centur'*

The idea o( disenchantment of the !orld ad


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What i)age o( nature and o( )an wi!! our $i


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THE PATH TOWARD GENUINE SUSTAINA I!IT"

This ook hera!ds the good news that we 1ossess the e$ono)i$ and 1o!iti$a! too!s to steer

the wor!d $i


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$hanging how we )easure su$$ess in our usinessesJsteering awa" (ro) )easuring a$$ording

to tangi !e +)ateria!, assets and )ore toward )easuring with the intangi !e +non@)ateria!,

assets2 And a)ong those intangi !e assets0 sustaina-ilit' and social inclusion are e$o)ing )ore

and )ore i)1ortant2

This )eans that the )ore a usiness s1ends on i)1ro


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rought a out " the $urrent s"ste) +industria!@)odern@1atriar$ha!, as it is d"ing2 We see the

hu)an su((ering $aused " su$h $rises0 and it a((e$ts us2 It $auses us to >uestion our asi$ !i(e

)otiuestion the


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PRO!OGUE#

A RIEF FUTURE HISTOR" OF THE WOR!D $%&&&'%&(&)

I dedi$ate this 1ro!ogue to the )e)or" o( Wi!!is Har)an0 who at the end o( his !i(e

strong!" insisted on the i)1ortan$e o( 1rodu$ing and disse)inating 1ositi


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We are in 2050

We are in /0?0 and a roup of historians is tr'in to !rite a narrative to insert in school

histor' curricula to e8plain to children ho! and !h' thin s have chan ed since /00@ for

e8ample, ho! people lived and !hat it !as li e to live in the earl' part of the centur'B !h'animal and ve eta-le species !ere destro'ed -' the thousands, and ho! humans ne ativel'

influenced their environmentB ho! for so lon !e caused the rich to et richer and the poor

poorer !hile promisin the contrar'*

2he children of /0?0 have a hard time understandin the ro!in uneasiness of the 'ears

/010(/01/*

A growing uneasiness (malaise) around 20102012

Around /010(/01/, an increasin uneasiness -e an to ro! amon the lo-al

population, includin in the rich countries*

5n the southern hemisphere, it !as -ecomin less and less clear !h' the' should accept a

s'stem !here the lar e ma6orit' of the population !as e8cluded !hile a minorit' increased its

share of the oods and !ealth and !here the situation !as not improvin -ut !as ettin !orse

da' after da' despite the promises of the leaders and the economists that increasin ross

national products !ould -rin prosperit' to all* 2he tric le do!n effect seemed li e a rich

man s tric * 5t !as -ecomin clearer that an economic s'stem that, since the 1C?0s, had

promised to -rin development to the southern hemisphere, had onl' deepened ine#ualities and

!ould not suddenl' produce the opposite result*

5n the northern hemisphere, the num-er of #uestionin and concerned citi&ens !as

ro!in ever' da'* An8iet' !as ro!in a-out the future* Wasn t lo-al climate chan e causin

hotter, drier summers, more deadl' storms, and !asn t the evidence mountin that chan es in the

flo! of the Gulf 4tream and the associated $orth Atlantic conve'or s'stem< could result in

tri erin an /1 st 3centur' ice a eD Weren t !e headin for the ne8t mass e8tinction of life on

EarthD And !hat of the loomin demo raphic e8plosionD 4urel', if !e did not resolve the acute

pro-lems of povert' at our national -orders, the immi ration pressure !ould -ecome

intolera-le, even violentD What should -e doneD

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5n response, it appeared that lo-al leadership had onl' one ans!er more of the same,

to continue to use the then3current model to correct the deficiencies in itself* 2o trust 'esterda' s

methods to solve tomorro! s pro-lems*

Pu-lic an uish !as ro!in and the diminishin le itimac' of the leadership cadre !as eneratin a split -et!een the pu-lic and its leaders*

5n 4eptem-er /01/, the )*4* dollar lost @? of its value in one da'* 2he astronomicall'

lar e )*4* current account deficit !as 6eopardi&in the lo-al economic s'stem* $o-od' !anted

)*4* treasur' -onds, an'more* 5ndeed, suddenl', no-od' !anted to lend mone' to the )*4*

9hina, =ussia, .apan, the E), 7ra&il, and 5ndia had done so on a monthl' -asis for 'ears and

had decided to stop*

2hat particular model !as no lon er sustaina-le*

)*4* forei n polic' chan ed overni ht* Within months, )*4* troops !ere repatriatedB )*4*

militar' -ases overseas closed and continuin plans for )*4* militar' rearmament ceased* )*4*

forei n polic' retrenched and the )*4* s lo-al he emon' ceased*

2he Euro suffered, as it suddenl' -ecame a reference currenc', losin 1? of its valuea ainst the =ussian rou-le, the 7ra&ilian real, the 5ndian rupee, and the 9hinese 'uan each of

!hich had -ecome amon the most sta-le currencies in the !orld*

Finall', the assassination several heads of state, includin the president of the )nited

4tates durin a meetin of the G1/ no! includin 7ra&il, =ussia, 5ndia, and 9hina< in /01

in =io de .aneiro, -' a roup of terrorists tied to the 7ra&ilian >afia, !as the final -lo! that

toppled the s'stem*

At the same time, the 9hinese communist part' suddenl' decided to chan e itsconstitution and to allo! 9hinese citi&ens to elect -' direct universal vote a president of the

People s =epu-lic of 9hina, !ith e8tensive po!ers* 2he sli htl' a6ar door to democrac' suddenl'

opened up in 9hina* 2he election !inner, a 'oun 9hinese !oman, poet, and $o-el pri&e !inner

for the environment, H named >rs* 9hun , !as elected on 1 Iecem-er /01? !ith J? of the

popular vote*

This -No e! 'ri4e o( En


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Mrs !hung s memora#le speech

>rs* 9hun s first forei n visit !as to 5ndia * * 4he proposed to the overnment of Ielhi

and to the president of the part' of 9on ress to create -et!een 9hina and 5ndia, and !ith otherinterested countries of the re ion includin Pa istan and 7an ladesh, a treat' of non3violence

-et!een states and a communit' of economic and monetar' solidarit' alon the European

model*

%o!ever, the ma6or historical event !as her memora-le speech on >onda', 1? >arch

/01J to the )nited $ations !hich had moved to Geneva in /01 , follo!in the enormous ro!th

of violence in the )*4* follo!in the dollar financial crisis of /01/ and assassination of the

president in =io*

5n ver' simple !ords, she e8plained that !e no lon er !ere in a modern, Western3st'le

capitalistic societ'* 2he !orld !as enterin into a post3capitalistic and post3Western no!led e

societ' that !e needed to -uild to ether* 5t !as thus ur ent to adapt ourselves to this ne!

situation !ith a ne! vision and ne! tools to -e created* First and foremost, the o-6ectives

themselves of our societ' had to chan e* For several centuries, the modern, Western, industrial

societ' had -een eared to!ard producin the reatest #uantit' of o-6ects in the cheapest !a'

possi-le and then convincin the population to -u' them, even if the' !ere not needed* 2hese oals did not correspond an' lon er !ith the /1st centur', !here the primar' ur enc' !as our

o!n collective survival and the -e#ueathin of a planet to our future enerations*

4he proposed that the ne! aim for this !orld societ' should -e to em-race the no!led e

societ' in a sustaina-le and sociall' inclusive !a', !hich implied the development of human

creativit' and all human potential, includin an inner or spiritual dimension, and this !ith

a-solute respect for $ature and the environment*

%er first appeal !as to the all citi&ens as in them to invest their ener ', s ills, hearts,and souls to -uild a ne! societ'* 4he then called upon academic people and intellectuals of all

countries to net!or their intelli ence and creativit' to conceive to ether a ne! !or a-le

economic and political lo ic* 2he most ur ent !as to fundamentall' rethin the lo-al econom'

as a transdisciplinar' reflection* 4he then as ed lo-al politicians to hold sincere dialo ues !ith

societ' to ima ine and create to ether ne! and credi-le political practices to -rin us to!ard a

sustaina-le and inclusive lo-al future*

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4he also addressed the leadership of the !orld s reli ions* %er main ar ument !as that it

!as false to -elieve, as the Western modernit' or the communists pretended, that man could live

!ithout an inner dimension* 2his, she said, !as an illusion* 2hus, there is a ma6or challen e that

the or anised reli ions must address* 4he invited them to full' participate in the discussion, even

to promote it inside their net!or s and communities* 4he invited them to inte rate the ne!

sacred forms of reconnection !ith nature and the cosmos, !hich appeal to the ne! eneration

and are totall' in a reement !ith their ori inal messa e* 4he also as ed if this !as not the time

to rethin in depth the relationship -et!een reli ion and politics in the !orld* Finall', she as ed

if the' !ere a-le to ive the !omen a ne! central sacred role, and to rethin the patriarchal

foundations on !hich man' reli ions unconsciousl' rel'*

2he last part of her speech !as addressed to the !omen of the !orld, of all races,

reli ions, and cultures* 4he told them that the patriarchal Krei n has ended, !hatever their

culture or reli ion the' lived in* For the patriarchal values did not allo! human ind to protect

the -lue Earth, our planet* 4he as ed them to enter the fra' and to full' participate in the

discussion on the future of the !orld and on our lo-al econom', since this concerned the future

of their children* Without them, half of humanit' !ould miss the discussion* %er last sentences

!ere emotional as one could feel the feminine aspect vi-ratin in her !ith all her po!er and

stren th*

$ceptical% then enthusiastic reception

2his messa e ot throu h instantl' to man' people all over the !orld* 2he ne8t da'

ever'one spo e a-out it, as much in the favellas of =io as in the mos#ues of Latar, in the

streets of Paris or $e! Mor , in the parliament of Ielhi and the villa es of 9hina*

%o!ever in the )nited $ations, the heads of states that did not ta e this speech seriousl'

politel' applauded her* $either did the press understand or accept this speech, !hich !asoutside accepted norms for heads of state* 9ertain media even ridiculed the speech of the

9hinese !oman poetN

7ut after a fe! da's, important personalities of the -usiness !orld, the intellectual !orld,

and civil societ' responded positivel' in supportin >rs* 9hun * 2he' !ere soon supported -'

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and responsi-le people of civil societies li e Greenpeace, Amnest' 5nternational, the =ed

9rescent, and other >uslim democratic or ani&ations !hich !ere developin enormousl', since

the entr' of 2ur e' in the European )nion had -een definitel' set for 1 .anuar' /01@*

2his Glo-al Forum for >rs* 9hun , throu h its spo esman, declared five da's later,on /0 >arch, that it considered the speech as historic and as a foundation for the rest of the /1 st

centur'* 5ndeed for the first time in man' 'ears, a political speech finall' !as addressin the true

e8pectations of people and their deepest #uestions that had rarel' -een considered until then*

2his movement for a civil societ' re! so much that some media started to reflect these

ne! opinions the' had not anticipated* 5n a matter of da's, the !orld media turned over*

7' the end of >arch, man' politicians claimed to have al!a's thou ht li e >rs* 9hun *

%er speech !as anal'sed and e8plained -' the press and other media, and even -' universities

and economists* People suddenl' a reed that that speech finall' had said out loud !hat a reat

num-er of people thou ht silentl', and that it !as time to act and to act to ether on a !orld!ide

-asis* 5t !as clear that no partial solution !as a-le to enerate ans!ers to lo-al pro-lems* 5t

!as necessar' to reinvent our approach to our shared lo-al future*

2he conservative )*4* overnment !as in no position to stand in the !a' of the process*

2he vice3president !ho succeeded the assassinated conservative =epu-lican president in /01

!as mostl' preoccupied -' the financial crisis of his countr' and the serious social unrest

appearin ever'!here* 2his did not prevent thousands of American intellectuals participatin

activel' in the lo-al reflection and pla'in a ver' important role in contri-utin to the de-ate*

5ndeed, the lo-al societ' started to consider economic, political, and le al alternatives*

A movement of enthusiasm and of unheard creativit' rapidl' appeared* 2he !inds of chan e and

hope !ere -lo!in ever'!here* >an' of the meetin s !ere or anised in 9hina, -ut the' !ere

open and accessi-le on the !e- in real time*

20152020& A deep and #old reform' which re enchanted the citi ens of the world

2he follo!in 'ears !ere 'ears of intense thin in and creativit'* A space opened up and

civil societ' en ulfed itself !ith an une8pected d'namism* 4uddenl', alternative anal'ses, !hich

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had -een ept hidden for 'ears, resurfaced* $e! concepts and interestin , concrete, and

ela-orate pro6ects in the most diverse fields !ere uncovered*

>ean!hile >rs* 9hun !as carr'in throu h intelli entl' and !ith vi our* One of the

most important areas to start !ith !as the lo-al economic s'stem* 2he spectacular fall of thedollar !as forcin ever'-od' to thin seriousl' outside the -o8* We couldnt carr' on livin on

-orro!ed mone'*

*he monetar+ agreements of ,ei-ing' in 201.

>rs* 9hun re#uested that the lo-al economic and financial s'stems -e thou ht over especiall'

the -asic monetar' mechanisms to adapt them to the ne! no!led e econom'* 2he latter !as

!ell3 no!n -' onl' a fe! economists* 4he insisted that the common ood of the ma6orit' of the

!orld population and total sustaina-ilit' positive footprint ? < -e the main oal of an' ne!

economic s'stem* 4everal 'oun !omen economists, mem-ers of the roup economists for a

sustaina-le !orld made unusuall' innovative propositions !hich !ere accepted*

5n that frame another roup of monetarists mone' specialists< !or ed on a redefinition of

mone' for the /1 st centur'* 2his resulted, after si8 months of reflection, in a ne! lo-al monetar'

a reement, the >onetar' A reements of 7ei6in of /01@*

2hese a reements opened the /1 st centur' -' creatin a lo-al monetar' reference -ased not on

old -ut on the vital resources of the earth J for e8ample, !heat and clean !ater* 2hose vital

resources !ere the real treasure of human ind for the enerations to come*

A new glo#al economic and a new informational order

Within a fe! months, the reat lines of a ne! economic order !ere esta-lished, no lon er

-ased solel' on the free trade of oods, as in the industrial econom', -ut on the free sharin of Positive footprint* We know toda" that Euro1e is 1o!!uting so )u$h that it wou!d need 92 Earths to a sor its

1o!!ution2 So we sa" that the -e$o!ogi$a! (oot1rint or E% is @92 2 The %2S2 s (oot1rint is @ 2 Ja!)ost dou !e that o( Euro1e2 G!o a!!"0 Hu)anit" s (oot1rint is )ore than @92 So we are heading toward $atastro1he2 A 1ositi


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no!led e as !ell* >oreover, this ne! econom' !as functionin !ithin the frame!or of

a-solute respect for the environment and social inclusion*

2his ne! economic order !as a messa e of hope for the ma6orit' of those e8cluded from

the sharin in the Earth s resources and for the future enerations our children and randchildren* 2he idea !as simple in a lo-al no!led e econom', si8 -illion humans are the

main resource human capitalrs* 9hun herself !ho protected the entire process -' her

lo-all' reco nised, charismatic authorit'*

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A new informational order promoted #+ the / $!

>rs* 9hun also invited )$E49O, !hose ne! president !as 9hinese, to promote a ain

a ne! order of information, as )$E49O had tried to launch this in the 1CQ0 s !ithout

success* 5t !as a total and surprisin success -ecause the conte8t had completel' chan ed* 2he strate ' no! !as the K!in3!in3!in !here ever'-od' !ins, the individuals, the or ani&ations,

-usiness, or others, -ut also the planet people3or ani&ations3planetrs* 9hun , ever'-od' a reed !ithin a fe! months*

$aturall', there !as stron resistance from some -usinesses -ecause it !as the

intellectual propert' notion itself that !as #uestioned and !as toppled over its -ases* 4ome

-usinesses, mainl' American and European, !anted to eep protectin their patents, namel' in

nanotechnolo ', pharmaceuticals, food enetics, and entertainment content* 2hese patents had

cost them man' million of euros* At the same time the' allo!ed them to ma8imise -ut also

manipulate the human -rain* >rs* 9hun ot the last !ord !hen she proposed that precisel', the

onl' !a' that human ind could protect itself a ainst inauspicious ne! nanotechnolo ies

applications dealin !ith human life or the human -rain, !as precisel' -' renderin them pu-lic

to ma e them part of %umanit' s common herita e* 2his !as the -e innin of a hu e 6ump

into the open source strate ', !hich is so common no! in /0?0* 4he proposed that the

-usinesses !ould -e re!arded -' ho! much these technolo ies !ould -e used to the -enefit of

%umanit' s common ood, includin the social and the environmental* 2hose intan i-le assets

!ere -ecomin the main value of the oods produced* Profit !ould -e the conse#uence and the

uarantee of the authentic social and environmental value of the proposed use of those tools of

the no!led e societ'* 2hose !ere the first important steps to!ard a trul' ne! -ut coherent

entrepreneurial lo ic*

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2he $e! Order of 5nformation !as voted -' the )nited $ations !ith a ma6orit' of @/

on /0 >arch /01Q*

*he uropean model' a transmodern door to the 21 st centur+

5n .anuar' /01@, >rs* 9hun had a memora-le visit to the European Parliament in

7russels* 4he !as also the special uest at the meetin of the European 9ommission of heads of

statesinister of

Forei n Affairsachiavelli and had #uietl' proposed the )nion a forei n

polic', !hich !as innovative, non3violent, and effective*

>rs* 9hun also con ratulated the heads of 4tates to have finall' decided to accept the

entrance of 2ur e' in the European )nion in /01@* 7' this forei n polic' of a ne! t'pe, 'ou

-ecome a true en ine for peace, sta-ilit', and democrac'* 2he E) has done more to invite lo-al

5slam to adopt the criteria of democrac', human ri hts, and civil ri hts than all the other forei n

policies to ether, for over ?0 'ears* >oreover, this polic' is almost cost3free and is non3violent,

since the candidates themselves do all the adaptation !or and internal reforms at their o!n

e8penses*

*he creation of the 3nternational $ecurit+ Agenc+ (3$A)

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5n the conversation, the European Forei n Affairs 4ecretar' told her of a completel' ne!

lo-al defence concept !hich had -een discussed in his reflection roup in 7russels* 2he idea

!as to propose to the interested states to terminate their national arm', and -ud et N< and to

pa' an insurance fee to the ne! lo-al 5nternational 4ecurit' A enc' of the )nited $ations @ * 2he

latter !ould uarantee the protection of 'our national territor' a ainst e8ternal -ut also internal

a ressions -' the immediate intervention of its !hite helmets*

4he found the idea e8cellent and adopted it* From no! on, it is also m' idea she

responded to the European Forei n Affairs 4ecretar'* 2his is e8actl' the ind of troops that !e

!ould have needed to intervene in the former Mu oslavia to prevent massacres and rapes* 4he

su ested the immediate creation of a !or in roup on the su-6ect in the )nited $ations* One

'ear later, the )nited $ations proposed the creation of the 5nternational 4ecurit' A enc' 54Ars* 9hun


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the )$E49O* 2he' -e an to foresee the real possi-ilit' of valuin the hu e potential of

creativit' of their population, includin and mainl' the !omen* 2he' !ere follo!ed -' the

=ussians, !ho could not as for -etter than to decrease their defence -ud et, -ut had !aited

prudentl' to see ho! this arm' of !hite helmets !as functionin * After an e8tremel' effective

intervention in Africa in /01Q, ever'-od' suddenl' understood*

When loo ed at from the point of vie! of costs, lar e surpluses had accumulated in

national -ud ets as militar' e8penses had decreased si nificantl'* >rs* 9hun sei&ed upon it to

announce that 9hina !as investin 10 of its national -ud et for the promotion of human

#ualit' in education, first in 9hina, and then in the rest of the !orld*

And the !orld follo!ed* 2he lo-al econom' !as reall' on the move, -ecause ever'one

discovered at that moment that certain 4tates li e 7ra&il !ere, for 'ears, accountin education

and human potential enhancement as an investment and not as a cost* And suddenl' the -ud ets

of all 4tates in the !orld transformed totall'*

*he complete reorganisation of the /nited ations4 a new level of power

Follo!in her visit in 7russels, and -ecause of the success of the 5nternational 4ecurit'

A enc', >rs* 9hun realised that it !as ur ent to entirel' rethin the structure and the

foundation of the )nited $ations* 5ndeed, as .ean >onnet Q previousl' said, the )nited $ations

!ere -uilt on outdated -asic concepts -ecause no level of po!er !as tolerated a-ove the level of

the national states* 2his condemned the )$ to relative po!erlessness*

And it is this superior -ut su-sidiar' level of po!er that the European )nion had, de

facto, created* Even if the European mem-er states, mainl' those ne!l' accepted, !ere slo! to

understand !hat the' had reall' created to ether* And, parado8icall', >rs* 9hun found

une8pected allies* 2he ne!l' elected !oman< president of 7ra&il and the prime minister of

.apan !ere the first to rasp and approve this ne! !a' of reasonin * Whereas the 5ndian,9hinese, and =ussian diplomats, and even some from European overnments, !ere still hesitant

to accept an' authorit' a-ove the nation state, that !as neither a state, nor a super3state*

7ut at the )nited $ations meetin of $ovem-er /01C, that matter reall' chan ed !hen

+ieutenant General Aristotle Panini, Officer 9ommandin 54A the !ell3li ed !hite helmets,

; 8ean #onnet has een one o( the )ain thinkers ehind the $reation o( the Euro1ean %nion2 He has a!so he!1edgreat!" in the


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strai htfor!ardl' said in his annual report: What our !hite helmets onl' miss is that the' -e

the emanation of a lo-al authorit' !hich is superior in le itimac' to the authorit' of nation

states, and function alon the su-sidiarit' or devolution< principle* 5t appears that, onl' a

European st'le World $ations )nion can provide it to us* 5t is clear to our staffs that !e need to

move rapidl' in that direction* Other!ise, !e shall e8perience pro-lems !ith the stron states of

the !orld*

A deep silence follo!ed* 5t !as the president of 7ra&il, supported -' the prime minister of

.apan and >rs* 9hun herself, !ho proposed to set up a commission to transform the )nited

$ations into a World )nion of the $ations*

2he reform too onl' si8 months -ecause minds !ere read'* 2his reform, !hich !ill

continue to -e felt throu hout the /1 st centur', evidentl' enerated a reor anisation of all the

)nited $ations a encies*

2he most spectacular reform !as that of the W2O, the World 2rade Or ani&ation, !hich

#uietl' chan ed into the World 5nformation 4harin Or ani&ation W54O< in /01C* 5t !as

dra!in the idea from the $e! Order of 5nformation proposed -' the )$E49O and ratified

-' the eneral assem-l' in /01Q* 5ts oal from no! on !as to promote the sharin of no!led e

ever'!here, -ecause that !as the onl' !a' to create ne! no!led e that !ould -enefit

human ind*

2he World 7an and the 5nternational >onetar' Fund closed in /01@, at the same time

as the 7ei6in monetar' a reement of /01@* 2he' !ere not immediatel' replaced*

We are in 2050

We no! are in /0?0, and the !orld is so chan ed that the $e! )nited $ations has

created an international commission of historians to !rite an essa' for the school curricula on

the histor' of the /0 th centur' to e8plain to children ho! !as the !orld, !hich their parents !ere

-orn into*

As Geor e 4anta'ana has noted: 2hose !ho cannot remem-er the past are condemned

to repeat it

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PART ONE# ONE WOR!D IS D"ING

We are livin throu h one of the most fundamental shifts in histor':

a chan e in the actual -elief structure of Western societ'*

$o economics, political or militar' po!er can compare

!ith the po!er of a chan e of mind*

7' deli-eratel' chan in their ima es of realit', people are chan in the !orld*

Wi!!is HA*#AN +P 567;,Thinker o( Si!i$on /a!!e" at - The Stan(ord *esear$h Institute.

Co@3ounder o( the - Wor!d Business A$ade)".'resident o( the -Institute o( Noeti$ S$ien$es.

Ca!i(ornia

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INTRODUCTION*THE FI+E !E+E!S OF DEATH IN SOCIET"

#an" $iti4ens around the wor!d $urrent!" ha


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To s1eak a out the death o( this s"ste)0 I use the )eta1hor o( a (i


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danger hanging ouest.


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CHAPTER ,# DANGER OF DEATH AND CO!!ECTI+E SUICIDE

I start with this 1re)iseJthat hu)ankind (inds itse!( at a tota!!" e?$e1tiona! )o)ent o(

its e?isten$e e$ause it is $on(ronted0 (or the (irst ti)e in its histor"0 with the 1ossi i!it" o( a

$ons$ious $o!!e$ti


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*e$ent!"0 I was reading on the train an arti$!e " KoV$hiro #atsuura0 Genera! Dire$tor o(

%NESCO 62 In the arti$!e0 he sa"s=

>an ind, the planet, and the cities no! no! that the' ma' -e mortal* 4ure, man ind

does not live its first ecolo ic crisis* 7ut, !e perhaps live the first lo-al ecolo ic crisis of such ama nitude* 2oda', !e understand that !ar on nature is a lo-al !ar

and he $ontinues " en$ouraging us to 1u!! out o( our $onseruestion0 whi$h >uiet!" tortures our $i


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7lac is in fashion

Our ti)e is do)inated " a $o!!e$ti


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As an e?a)1!e0 $onsider the entran$ing wor!d o( the universitas Jthose uni


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9onservatism and po!erlessness of the soul Vaclav %avel

3or the (irst ti)e in hu)an histor"0 we ha


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itself, in man s relation to the !orld, in his acceptance of the values of life, in his mentalit', and

in his !a' to -e responsi-le* 1

These ti)e!" words )ake us tou$h the dee1est !e


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CHAPTER %# THE DEATH OF PATRIARCH"

In Cha1ter 50 I re


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2he -irth of patriarch' a ne! narration of the ori in

The answers to the >uestions I 1osed a o


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not do)inated " wo)en0 as in the !ater 1atriar$ha! $iuities0 euest0 and

$ontro!2- In this 1atriar$ha! wor!d


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This $u!tura! transition o( the )"ths o$$urred gradua!!" " a s"ste)ati$ su


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A!! o( this indu$es a (unda)enta! reinter1retation o( Christianit"0 whi$h )ight e

enri$hing and o1ening new roads2

2he passa e from matrifocal to patriarchal

It is instru$ti


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her2 And regarding the 1ower to gi


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Ta !e 5= 3ro) )atri(o$a! so$iet" to 1atriar$h"

3*O# 7::: B2C2E2 TO :: B2C2E2#AT*I3OCAL CI/ILI[ATION

3*O# :: B2C2E2 TO 9::: A2D2'AT*IA*CHAL CI/ILI[ATIONS

LI3E Sa$redBirth 8o"0 songs0 eaut"Death Transition to another !i(e

DEATH sa$redLi(e Sad


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2he crime is perfect

With the stor" (ro) the Bi !e0 as in the other stories (ro) that sa)e 1eriod0 the $ri)e is

1er(e$tJthere is no alternative sin$e the 1rior $i


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a!read" dead as a (orward@!ooking re(eren$e s"ste)2 Their uest0 $o))and and

$ontro!. no !onger $orres1onds with the


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1"ra)ida! stru$turesJsu11!e and trans1arent new enter1rises and institutions2 This wi!! re>uire

an enor)ous a)ount o( $reati


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CHAPTER -# .ODERNIT" IS DEAD

#odernit"0 !ike 1atriar$h"0 is a!read" dead with regard to its g!o a! )eaning0 e$ause it isuna !e to e((i$ient!" he!1 hu)ankind to orient itse!( toward a sustaina !e (uture2 Thus0 we are

again $hanging our uantu) )e$hani$s0 (or instan$e, ased on

re1rodu$i !e e?1eri)ents0 the ho!ders o( the o((i$ia! 1rior e?1!anation are in $risis2 Kuhn

des$ri es the (our stages o( the ad


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2 The 1aradig) is


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The g!o a! )eaning o( the -)odern.


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Propert' #ODE*NITY T*ANS#ODE*ITY

Su1re)e


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di((i$u!t 1ro !e) into 1ie$es that are easier to ana!"4e and to reso!


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Our 1o!iti$a! s"ste)s0 whi$h are not e


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9onclusions from 9hapter

#odernit" is dead0 ut )ost $iti4ens o( the wor!d are unaware o( the (a$t0 euestioning the


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CHAPTER /# THE DEATH OF INDUSTRIA! SOCIET"

In Be!giu)0 we were sho$ked re$ent!" when the e?$e!!ent auto)o i!e (a$tor" o( *enau!t

was $!osed2 Then a /o!kswagen (a$tor" (o!!owed suit0 and )ore re$ent!" it was re1orted that a

we!!@1er(or)ing Genera! #otors (a$tor" is a!so $!osing2

And the 1u !i$ does not understand wh"2 The workers do not understand2 The trade

unions do not understand2 E


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Toe((!er o ser


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It is i)1ortant to note that in the "ear 56::0 ;7R o( the Euro1ean 1o1u!ation worked in

agri$u!ture2 Toda"0 (ar)ers $o)1rise on!" R o( the Euro1ean 1o1u!ation2 And their 1rodu$tion

is seues De!ors and the Euro1ean Co))ission tried to sa" in the White

Book o( 566 on e)1!o")ent " )aking inte!!igent 1ro1ositions to 1re1are the 95 st $entur"2 But0

the" ha


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this ook2 Yes0 the di((i$u!t 1ro !e) that $on(ronts the )ost e?1ert 1o!iti$ians is 1re$ise!" the one

o( e)1!o")ent in the 1ost@industria! so$iet" in whi$h we ha


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to the rest o( the wor!d0 the West (o!!owed u1 " ringing -good. de


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We !i


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CHAPTER (# THE DEATH OF THE P"RA.IDA! STRUCTURES

The (i(th and (ina! !e


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1atriar$ha! !ogi$ o( death and $on>uest e$o)es )ore and )ore 1ro !e)ati$ a!! the ti)e in the

a$tua! wor!d0 es1e$ia!!" in $ontrast to the 1!anetar" 1aradig) and


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1o!i$" and that it wi!! ne


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=elativisation of the soverei nt' of the 4tate from a-ove the European )nion*

The Euro1ean %nion is a new !eues De!ors $a!!ed an -unidenti(ied 1o!iti$a! ani)a!2. I dare add that it is a 1o!iti$a!

ani)a! o( the new trans)odern or 1!anetar" 1aradig) that $orres1onds to the true needs o( the

95 st $entur"0 as it a11ears )ore and )ore o


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itse!( is $ondu$ted2 A British genera! who dire$ted the siege o( Sara e


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1"ra)ida!2 The 1rin$i1a! reason that the" are dead is that -)odern. !eadershi1 is in$a1a !e o(

reso!


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CONC!USIONS FRO. PART ONE

In the (irst 1art o( this ook0 I haua!it"2 In 1ri


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The )odern State itse!( is a!so 1atriar$ha!2 It has $ertain!" )ade $on$essions to wo)en0

and it shou!d e $redited (or doing so0 ut the stru$ture o( its de(en$e 1o!i$" is war!ike and


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PART TWO# THE 0NOW!EDGE SOCIET"

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CHAPTER 1# THE TRANSITION TO THE NEW SOCIET"

As we !ea


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3igure 9 shows the e


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The e((!ores$en$e o( this 1re@)odern 1eriod !asted (or ::: "ears2 It ended in Euro1e

at the $!ose o( the #idd!e Ages0 around 5 :: A2D20 ut i!!ions o( 1eo1!e toda" sti!! )ake

their !iuare sits the )arket1!a$e0 whi$h o(ten seruare2 Thiss>uare rese) !es the $athedra! s>uare2 The town ha!!0 too0 o(ten has the sha1e o( a $athedra!2

#" own ho)e $it" o( Brusse!s is an e?$e!!ent e?a)1!eJthe $it" ha!!0 !o$ated downward (ro)

the $athedra!0 !ooks !ike a $hur$h2 And the gui!d houses where the )ost (a)ous trades were

$entred surround the Town Ha!! in the -Grande '!a$e2. You $an see toda" the houses o( the

akers0 the (isher)en0 the ankers0 the ut$hers0 and the $heese )akers2 Those houses in

s>uare0 as i( surrounding a $hur$h0 s") o!ise the rising )ight o( the $ra(ts)en and the 1re@

industria! (or$esJ(or$es that ended u1 do)inating the e$ono)i$ and 1o!iti$a! Euro1ean s$enee


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wi!! 1ro a !" e generated0 dire$t!" or indire$t!"0 " the do)inating 1owers the)se!


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The e?1!osions shown in 3igure 9 re1resent the transition 1eriods2 *e(or) and

*enaissan$e (or the (irst0 the $rossing 1oint etween )odern and trans)odern so$ieties (or the

se$ondJthat is0 ours2 We are a!read" at that se$ond $rossing 1oint0 as I wi!! show !ater in this

se$tion2 The regions in whi$h the $ur


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networks rather than 1"ra)ids2 It 1ro1oses a new 1o!iti$a! 1aradig)Jnetworks o( States tied

together " treaties o( a so!ute non@


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And "et statisti$s show that hundreds o( )i!!ions o( 1eo1!e around the wor!d are in the

1ro$ess o( dee1!" $hanging their


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political correspondent, the transmodern structures of non3violence -et!een 4tates, of !hich

the European )nion is the first protot'pe, has alread' -een functionin for fift' 'ears* 7ut !e

are una!are of the reat innovative character of these structures* Thus0 the e)erged0


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so$iet" gi


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CHAPTER 3# THE 0NOW!EDGE SOCIET"*A POSITI+E SCENARIO

In this $ha1ter0 I wi!! de)onstrate the astounding resu!t that this know!edge so$iet" I

s1eak o( a!read" strong!" $ontri utes to sha1e and )ode! the $onte)1orar" $i


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Ever' fe! hundred 'ears in Western %istor', there occurs a sharp transformation

Within a fe! short decades, societ' rearran es itself its !orldvie!B its -asic valuesB its

social and political structures, its arts, its e' institutions* Fift' 'ears later, there is a ne!

!orld* And the people -orn then cannot even ima ine the !orld in !hich their

randparents lived and into !hich their parents !ere -orn*

We are currentl' livin throu h such a transformation* 5t is creatin the post3capitalist

societ', !hich is the su-6ect of this -oo * p* 1uantitatiuantitatiui$k!"2 #ore and )ore0 intangi !e assets are

e$o)ing i)1ortant2 #ore and )ore0 the res1onsi i!it" o( usinesses toward the en


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so )u$h so0 in (a$t0 that we are )ouired to $on


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dimension reall' -ecomes a preponderant intan i-le value* *a" Anderson s ook gi

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