THE HEALTH
OF NATIONS THE HEALTH
OF NATIONS by PERCE HARPHAM Home
Before there were nations there were kingdoms. What will there be when nations are no more? This book explores the question of whether we need to preserve nations or whether we should just allow globalisation, ideology, religion, ethnic or cultural divisions and other threats to nations to do their worst. By exploring the lessons learned from developing computer systems, the most complex systems developed by mankind, it is concluded that nations should be preserved. Otherwise the threats to the planet will not be contained.
The book then proceeds to analyse different facets of the activities of nations and to suggest improvements to help secure the survival of nations and their orderly governance.
There is discussion and suggestions on stabilizing the exchange rates for currencies, for coping with the threats to government revenue posed by the Internet, for improving legal systems and for financing government. There is discussion of the need for wealth taxes to reduce the widening gaps between rich and poor.
Further discussion and suggestions relate to a different way of solving unemployment problems, to active industrial policy, to the modern face of education, the organization of health services and social policy - including the equity of a flat tax to benefit the poor and improve the efficiency of a nation.
The book concludes with a review of some of the problems of governance at the local and global level. The events of September 11, 2001 make the book of special relevance. It will be of interest to all activists and thinking politicians.
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