# The Second Curve

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- Book: [The Second Curve](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-handy/the-second-curve) ([The Second Curve.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-handy/the-second-curve.md))
- Authors: [Charles Handy](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-handy)
- Publisher: cornerstone_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7350-613-8
- Published: 2015-03-12
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Britain's leading guru looks to the future. Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management – including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management – have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends – such as Beyond Certainty – has changed the way we view society. In The Second Curve , Handy builds on a life's work to glimpse into the future and see what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. He looks at current trends in capitalism and asks whether it is a sustainable system. He explores the dangers of a society built on credit. He challenges the myth that remorseless growth is essential. He even asks whether we should rethink our roles in life – as students, parents, workers and voters – and what the aims of an ideal society of the future should be. Provocative and thoughtful as ever, he sets out the questions we all need to ask ourselves – and points us in the direction of some of the answers.