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Society is full of would-be 'change agents'-campaigners, government officials, enlightened business people, engaged intellectuals-set on improving public services, reforming laws and regulations, guaranteeing human rights, achieving a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, and greater recognition for any number of issues. Drawing on many first-hand examples and numerous new case studies and interviews with grassroots activists and organizations around the world, as well as Oxfam's unrivalled global experience, this important book answers the question: how does change happen and how can we-governments, organizations, businesses, leaders, campaigners, employees, and ordinary citizens-make a difference?
Foreword, Ha-Joon Chang
Introduction
Part I: A Power and Systems Approach
1: Systems Thinking Changes Everything
2: Power Lies at the Heart of Change
3: Shifts in Social Norms often Underpin Change
Case Study: The Chiquitanos of Bolivia
Part II: Institutions and the Importance of History
4: How States Evolve
5: The Machinery of Law
6: Accountability, Political Parties, and the Media
7: How the International System Shapes Change
8: Transnational Transnational Corporations as Drivers and Targets of Change
Case Study: The December 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Part III: What Activists Can (and Can't) Do
9: Citizen Activism and Civil Society
10: Leaders and Leadership
11: The Power of Advocacy
Part IV: Pulling it All Together
12: A Power and Systems Approach to Making Change Happen
Conclusion
Index
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Society is full of would-be 'change agents'-campaigners, government officials, enlightened business people, engaged intellectuals-set on improving public services, reforming laws and regulations, guaranteeing human rights, achieving a fairer deal for those on the sharp end, and greater recognition for any number of issues. Drawing on many first-hand examples and numerous new case studies and interviews with grassroots activists and organizations around the world, as well as Oxfam's unrivalled global experience, this important book answers the question: how does change happen and how can we-governments, organizations, businesses, leaders, campaigners, employees, and ordinary citizens-make a difference?
