Human Development in the Twenty-First Century

Howdohumanbeingsdevelopandfunctioninrelationtothehumanandnaturalworld?Thescienceofdynamicsystemsfocusesonconnectionsandrelationshipsbetweenpeopleratherthanonindividualactionsalone.This2007collectionofengaging,non-technicalessays,writtenbydynamicsystemsscientistsinpsychology,biology,anthropology,education,andsociology,challengesustoconsidernovelwaystoenhancehumandevelopmentworldwideinthefaceofpoverty,violence,neglect,diseaseandcrisesinourfamilies.Focusingspecificallyonhowtothinkaboutinterventionsandpoliciesthatwillbenefithumandevelopmentfromasystemsperspective,thisbookbringsresearchintotherealmofapplicationandpolicy.Theauthorsusereal-lifeexamplestoproposechangesinclinical,educationalandpolicy-makingpracticesthatwillbeofinteresttoprofessionalsandpractitionersalike.