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Summary: Community will determine the future quality of our lives.
Review: Before WW I, fewer that 5% of the population lived in a city. Today in developed countries, less that 5% live in a rural area. All of this has occured in less than 100 years.The key to survival and health of this new urban society is the development of communities in the city, by non-profit social sector insititutions, according to Peter Drucker. Human beings need community. If no communities are available for constructive ends, there will be destructive communities, i.e. gangs to fill the void. This thoughtfully written, well organized book is about the future -- the future quality of our lives. In "The Community of the Future", the editors have gathered the wisdom and insights from 31 distinguished authors, from around the world, to discuss their unique perspective on the nature of community. The book is divided into six sections: * Trends Shaping the Evolution of the Community * The Values of Community * The Impact of New Communication Technology * Creating Community in Organization * Strengthening the Social Fabric * Global Dimensions of Community. If you are interested in creating the future, strengthening our communities and improving our understanding of our world, I highly recommend "The Community of the Future". Building the global community of the future is not the work of tomorrow. We are each called to build it today -- to build it now.
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