Redesigning Society

Russell L. Ackoff is the Anheuser-Busch Professor Emeritus of Management Science, the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Sheldon Rovin is Emeritus Professor of Healthcare Systems at the Wharton School and past Director of Healthcare Executive Education Management Programs at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics.

Contents Illustrations {rtab}000 Preface {rtab}000 1. Society and Its Design {rtab}000 2. Governance {rtab}000 3. The City, Housing, and Transport {rtab}000 4. Health Care {rtab}000 5. Education {rtab}000 6. Welfare {rtab}000 7. Crime and Punishment {rtab}000 8. Leading Development {rtab}000 Epilogue: How to Get Started {rtab}000 Appendix: A Way of Resolving Conflict {rtab}000 References {rtab}000 Index {rtab}000 Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

"This is an important, original treatise on all the critical problems of our time. No one treats complex systems better than Ackoff and Rovin!" - Ian Mitroff,University of Southern California "Redesigning Society presents a fresh, intellectually invigorating way of looking at many of the major issues that confront American society today. In an increasingly complex world, this book provides much-needed clarity and direction, both establishing conceptual principles that can guide planning and presenting concrete, detailed alternatives to stimulate discussion and new thinking." - Chun Wei Choo,University of Toronto