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EDITORIAL
Jeremy Pitt
Apologies for the
Inconvenience
he COVID-19 (corona--
virus) crisis has pitched
the world into a period of fear, turmoil,
and uncertainty. But
questions are already being asked
about what sort of "new world order"
will emerge from the disruption,
upheaval, and sacrifice. From phone
tracking to governance by decree,
even in supposed "-democracies"
we are witnessing the emergence
of increasingly authoritarian regimes
with much less scrutiny and accountability than before, with less res--
pect for minorities and human rights
than ever, and even less concern
for science, expertise, and the rule
of law. Will the means to justify
the ends (of eradicating the virus)
further empower those already in
power, and entrench the privilege
of those already privileged? Or, will
there be an irrevocable shift in the
dominant social, economic, political, and financial systems away
from rentier economies [1] to more
equitable and sustainable ones [2],
and mark a transition to a world that
also recognizes that anthropogenic
climate change is another existential threat that needs to be urgently addressed?
In the hope of such a transition,
this article is based on the observation that we are approaching
the anniversar y of the publication of three foundational books.
Each of these books described
and analyzed a way of -conducting
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