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100 1 _aNearing, Scott,
_d1883-1983
245 1 4 _aThe Next Step: A Plan for Economic World Federation
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2009-05-29
508 _aE-text prepared by Peter Vachuska, Graeme Mackreth, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Next Step: A Plan for Economic World Federation" by Scott Nearing is a socio-economic treatise written in the early 20th century. This work addresses the pressing need for a new economic order in the aftermath of World War I, advocating for a worldwide cooperative framework to replace the competitive structures that have led to chaos and conflict. The central topic revolves around the concept of global economic interdependence and the necessity for an organization that promotes shared prosperity rather than rivalry. At the start of the book, Nearing paints a grim picture of the post-war economic landscape, characterized by despair, uncertainty, and the failures of both conventional systems and the League of Nations. He emphasizes the urgent need for a system that ensures economic stability by fostering cooperation among nations and groups, rather than competition. Nearing outlines how the war exposed the fragility of the existing order and led to a widespread recognition of the need for constructive change. He argues that a new economic life must be established, focusing on the interconnection between various industries and the importance of a collective approach to global challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEconomic history
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28991
999 _c69839
_d69839