Beschreibung:
Corruption, crime, economic inequality, religious fundamentalism, financial crises, environmental degradation, population ageing, gender inequality, large-scale migration.... The authors demonstrate that similar social mechanisms lie behind many of the most pressing problems facing societies today.
Preface 1. Introduction 2. Analytical Framework 3. The Promises and Pitfalls of State Intervention 4. Welfare States: Affordability and Perverse Incentives 5. Population Growth While Fertility Drops 6. Migration and the Multicultural Society 7. Economic Inequality 8. Gender Inequalities 9. Crime 10. Corruption 11. The Fragility of the Financial System 12. Global Warming and Climate Change 13. Secularization, Religious Fundamentalism, and Religious Extremism