Where do we come from with our economic development and above all: where are we going? Our Lebanese-American CHE colleague Said Dawlabani provides surprising insights in his book 'MEMEnomics, the Next Generation Economic System'.
Said is the first economist to mix the principles of economics and evolutionary human development in his analysis and recommendations. He describes the development of economic systems through the lens of the Spiral Dynamics 'vMemes' (world views) and also places this in a holistic 'whole systems' approach. It is becoming easier to understand how these systems came to exist, strengthen themselves and – even when they became unreliable – remained the leading paradigm because there are too many interests involved. Exactly as Herman Wijffels and Bernard Lietaer indicated in a recent episode of the program VPRO Backlight The banker's confession.
Said makes suggestions on what a future economic system should look like from a 2nd tier perspective in order to provide the appropriate solutions for a healthy and sustainable future. As a gentle professor, he explains Spiral Dynamics Integral to unfamiliar readers and explains important economic principles for those unfamiliar with it. The book is therefore suitable for a broad target group, including leaders and policymakers.
Don Beck in his foreword: “The work Said is doing here is nothing less than an ingenious application of Graves' technology (SDi) to the evolution of the economy. He is one of the thinkers who will influence the conscious evolution of a new worldview.”
A 'must-read' for anyone who envisions integral social renewal!
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