Plan B

Brown contrasts his Utopia with signs of Dystopia. He cites examples of a global wake-up call.

Brown start with example of collapse and failed states. Nature keeps the clock -- but scientists observe the clock.

Brown conveys a sense of urgency in his concluding chapter.

These are summative and build on the analysis within the whole book.

Brown, calling for a Marshall Plan for Creating World Sustainability implicitly points to peace and security as goals.

A sustainability world promotes peace and security. Given the low-intensity, regional warfare around the world and the size of military budgets and arms trading, he points to a theme that needs expansion.

Consider collaborative coordination instead of indicative planning or (implicit) industrial policy.

Achieving World Sustainability will require modifying the existing Bretton Woods arrangements with a collaboative model based on the sovereignty of nations, perhaps working within pan-regional compacts. This suggests that collaboration among stakeholders, perhaps built around threefolding, begin to unfold -- as might be happening in health care policy in the USA.

Earth restoration budget and budget for basic social goals.

Brown's point is that Creating World Sustainability is affordable. He anticipates his critics and enables the supporters of sustainability.

Examine closely his final thoughts.

This is highly enabling and makes Creating World Sustainabilityaccessible to you and me. What is your response?