The Locust and the Bee: Predators and Creators in Capitalism's Future.
Recent economic crises have reminded us that capitalism can both produce and destroy. It’s a system that by its very nature encourages predators and creators, locusts and bees. But, as Geoff Mulgan argues in this compelling, imaginative, and important book, the economic crises also present historic opportunities to choose a radically different future for capitalism, one that maximizes its creative power and minimizes its destructive force.
Reviews
‘Bursts with intelligence’ (Book of the Year, New Statesman)
‘A handbook for practical visionaries, written by one of them’ (Professor Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Harvard)
‘Extraordinary … challenges us to find the best in ourselves and in the systems that provide the hope for human flourishing’ (John DeGioia, President of Georgetown University)
‘Important … imaginative, erudite, wise’ (Anne-Marie Slaughter, Princeton University)
‘Abounds with arresting observations…no one will finish the book without having learned something new and important’ (Professor John Gray, New Statesman).
"[I]nteresting and thought-provoking." — Frank Dillon, Irish Times
"Geoff Mulgan's The Locust and the Bee is an important contribution to this field." — John Lloyd, Financial Times
"What he writes is always rewarding because he intellectually coaxes you into believing—however fleetingly—that a rotten system doesn't have to be this way." — Yvonne Roberts, Observer
"[E]xcellent." — Frank Pasquale, Concurring Opinions
"Geoff Mulgan is a brilliant thinker—lucid, deep, and with a set of clear and progressive values. In this book he brings all his qualities to bear on the question of how we make capitalism productive, responsible, and fair. It should be read by anyone who wants to understand how to create a more equal and just world." — Ed Miliband, MP, former leader of the UK Labour Party
"Can we replace the predatory part of capitalism with something creative and morally uplifting? This book shows us that we can. With daring historical insights, Mulgan shows convincingly that societies can choose their own destiny."— Lord Richard Layard, London School of Economics
"Geoff Mulgan has a disciplined mind and an adventurer's soul, and the result is a clear-eyed tale that brings creativity and courage to our most essential problems. Mulgan has a way of penetrating to the core of a question and then delivering an answer that makes a tremendous amount of sense. As a result, The Locust and the Bee is an inspiring handbook for CEOs and citizens alike. I'm delighted to have it at hand." — Joshua Cooper Ramo, vice chairman of Kissinger Associates and author of The Age of the Unthinkable
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