Noreena Hertz

"An economist takes on the most urgent social issue of our time, exploring the evolution of the global loneliness crisis, the sweeping impact of social isolation during the coronavirus, and the opportunities a post-Covid world presents to reverse these trends-by finding new ways to reconnect with each other, our communities, and even our democracy"--

How to Restore Human Connection in a World That's Pulling Apart

The Lonely Century

Even before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like social distancing, loneliness was already becoming the defining condition of the twenty-first century. Carl, the Los Angeles media executive so lonely he pays to be cuddled. Eric, the Parisian baker finding community in the political far right. Peter, the London schoolboy distraught because no one 'likes' his Instagram posts. All around us, the fabric of community is unravelling and our personal relationships are under threat. And technology isn't the sole culprit; equally to blame are the dismantling of civic institutions, the radical reorganisation of the workplace, mass migration to cities, and decades of neoliberal policies that placed self-interest above the collective good. This is not merely a mental health crisis. Loneliness increases our risk of heart disease, cancer and dementia. Statistically, it's as bad for our health as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. It's also an economic crisis, costing us billions annually, and a political crisis, with feelings of marginalisation fuelling divisiveness and extremism around the world. But it's also one we have the power to reverse. Combining a decade of research with first-hand reporting, Noreena Hertz takes us from a 'how to communicate in real life' class at an Ivy League university to encounters in German beer gardens between people with radically different political views, from 'renting a friend' in Manhattan to nursing home residents knitting bonnets for their robot caregivers in Japan. Offering bold solutions ranging from compassionate AI to innovative models for urban living to new ways of reinvigorating our neighbourhoods and reconciling our differences, The Lonely Century offers a hopeful and empowering vision for how to heal our fractured communities and restore connection in our lives.

How Isolation Imperils Our Future

السيطرة الصامتة

Examining the problem of debts owed by Third World countries to the West, the author claims that developing countries will always have issues such as poverty, AIDS, terrorism and ecological problems because of the need to repay loans. Originally published: London: Fourth Estate, 2004.

The Debt Threat and Why We Must Defuse It

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World is Noreena Hertz’s practical, cutting-edge guide to help you cut through the data deluge and make smarter and better choices, based on her highly popular TED talk. In this eye-opening handbook, the internationally noted speaker, economics expert, and bestselling author of IOU: The Debt Threat and Silent Takeover reveals the extent to which the biggest decisions in our lives are often made on the basis of flawed information, weak assumptions, corrupted data, insufficient scrutiny of others, and a lack of self-knowledge. To avert such disasters, Hertz persuasively argues, we need to become empowered decision-makers, capable of making high-stakes choices and holding accountable those who advise us. In Eyes Wide Open, she weaves together scientific research with real-world examples from Hollywood to Harry Potter, NASA to World War Two spies, to construct a path to more astute and empowered decision-making in ten clear steps. With a razor-sharp intellect and an instinct for popular storytelling, she offers counter-intuitive, actionable guidance for making better choices—whether you are a business-person, a professional, a patient, or a parent.

How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World

Eyes Wide Open

In ‘Eyes Wide Open’ Noreena Hertz does for decision-making what Daniel Kahneman did for thinking.

Eyes Wide Open: How to Make Smart Decisions in a Confusing World

Traducere de Simona‑Maria Onciu Una dintre cele mai bune cărți ale anului conform publicațiilor Wired și The Daily Telegraph și, potrivit Inc., una dintre cele mai bune 25 de cărți ale speakerilor TED. Rezultat a peste zece ani de cercetare, Secolul singurătății ne arată cum dependența de tehnologie, schimbările majore de la locul de muncă și deceniile de politici publice care au pus pe primul loc interesele de grup, iar nu binele general, ne-au afectat comunitățile și ne-au făcut să fim mai izolați ca niciodată. Distanțarea socială poate deveni punctul de cotitură al luptei noastre împotriva epidemiei de singurătate, iar Noreena Hertz propune în Secolul singurătății o viziune limpede cu privire la ce avem de făcut pentru a vindeca această lume dezbinată. „O carte menită să devină clasică.“ — NOURIEL ROUBINI „Reputația de care se bucură Secolul singurătății este pe deplin meritată.“ — Financial Times

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A bold, hopeful, and thought-provoking account by “one of the world’s leading thinkers” (The Observer) of how we built a lonely world, how the pandemic accelerated the problem, and what we must do to come together again “A compelling vision for how we can bridge our many divides at this time of great change and disruption.”—Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of Thrive Global “An important new book.”—The Economist NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY WIRED (UK) AND THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Loneliness has become the defining condition of the twenty-first century. It is damaging our health, our wealth, and our happiness and even threatening our democracy. Never has it been more pervasive or more widespread, but never has there been more that we can do about it. Even before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like “social distancing,” the fabric of community was unraveling and our personal relationships were under threat. And technology isn’t the sole culprit. Equally to blame are the dismantling of civic institutions, the radical reorganization of the workplace, the mass migration to cities, and decades of neoliberal policies that have placed self-interest above the collective good. This is not merely a mental health crisis. Loneliness increases our risk of heart disease, cancer, and dementia. Statistically, it’s as bad for our health as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. It’s also an economic crisis, costing us billions annually. And it’s a political crisis, as feelings of marginalization fuel divisiveness and extremism around the world. But it’s also a crisis we have the power to solve. Combining a decade of research with firsthand reporting, Noreena Hertz takes us from a “how to read a face” class at an Ivy League university to isolated remote workers in London during lockdown, from “renting a friend” in Manhattan to nursing home residents knitting bonnets for their robot caregivers in Japan. Offering bold solutions ranging from compassionate AI to innovative models for urban living to new ways of reinvigorating our neighborhoods and reconciling our differences, The Lonely Century offers a hopeful and empowering vision for how to heal our fractured communities and restore connection in our lives.

Global Capitalism and the Death of Democracy

The Silent Takeover

How Debt Is Destroying the Developing World

The Debt Threat

We are bombarded with images of poverty, terrorism, war and collapsing states. Do we ever question what the root cause of these problems might be? Noreena Hertz, one of the world's leading experts on economic globalization, tackles Third World Debt as a problem which must be resolved if we are ever to see global stability.

IOU: The Debt Threat and Why We Must Defuse It

»Ich definiere Einsamkeit als einen inneren wie auch existenziellen Zustand - persönlich, gesellschaftlich, wirtschaftlich und politisch.« Noreena Hertz Auf der ganzen Welt fühlen sich die Menschen so allein, abgeschottet und entfremdet wie nie. Dies war schon vor Corona so, doch bei vielen hat der Lockdown dieses Gefühl noch einmal verstärkt. Noreena Hertz, Professorin für Ökonomie, geht den Ursachen dieser beunruhigenden Entwicklung nach, indem sie Einsamkeit nicht nur als persönlichen , sondern als politischen Zustand begreift, dessen Folgen extreme Züge annehmen: Für ein Gemeinschaftsgefühl gehen in Japan viele ältere Frauen mittlerweile lieber ins Gefängnis, anstatt weiter allein zu Hause zu leben. Großbritannien rief als erstes Land der Welt 2018 ein »Ministerium für Einsamkeit« ins Leben. Auch in Deutschland halten zwei Drittel der Bevölkerung Einsamkeit für ein ernstes Problem. Wie konnte es soweit kommen? Und was müssen wir tun, um wieder eine Verbindung zueinander aufzubauen? Gesellschaftsanalyse, Kapitalismuskritik und Weckruf zugleich, trifft das Buch den Nerv unserer Zeit »Ein hoffnungsfrohes Buch, wie es wichtiger und aktueller nicht sein könnte. « Philippa Perry, Bestsellerautorin von »Das Buch, von dem du dir wünschst, deine Eltern hätten es gelesen« »Der Neoliberalismus hat dazu geführt, dass wir uns als Konkurrenten statt als Verbündete verstehen, als Verbraucher statt als Bürger, Sammler statt Teiler, Nehmer statt Geber, Geschäftemacher statt Helfer; Menschen, die nicht nur zu beschäftigt sind, sich um ihre Nachbarn zu kümmern, sondern noch nicht einmal wissen, wie diese heißen. Das Problem ist, dass eine solche Ich-bezogene Gesellschaft, in der Menschen meinen, an sich selbst denken zu müssen, weil es kein anderer tut, unweigerlich eine einsame Gesellschaft ist.«

Das Zeitalter der Einsamkeit

The way we are governed is changing; so is our economy. Government has less and less power to influence how we live our lives, while the private sector has more power than ever to control what we do and what we think. Yet the business pages of the newspapers still come as a supplement, while the activities of governments dominate the front pages and the headlines. To understand the new world in which we are living, we need to learn to challenge long-held assumptions about the nature of power in society; The Silent Takeover is an essential guide to that new understanding as we progress through the 21st century: a time in which we can no longer rely on politicians - of whatever stripe - to meet our needs; a time in which business, rather than political parties, offers the way forward; a time in which we can make more of an impact through our pockets than we have ever done through the ballot box. In the wake of an economic recession, Hertz's eye-opening book reveals much about early 21st century politics and its effects on society.

Ensomhet er et massivt samfunnsproblem i det 21. århundre, mener Noreena Hertz. Tre av fem voksne amerikanere regner seg som ensomme og Norge er et av landene i verden der flest bor alene. Dette påvirker vår mentale helse, og øker faren for hjertesykdom, kreft, demens og andre livstruende lidelser. Ensomhet er like ille for helsen som å røyke 15 sigaretter om dagen, og den gjør oss mindre empatiske. Når felleskapene forvitrer får det også store politiske og økonomiske konsekvenser. Krisen skyldes flere tiår med nyliberal politikk som rasert viktige institusjoner i samfunnet og endret arbeidslivet totalt. Følelsen av å bli ekskludert har bidratt til polarisering og ekstremisme i mange land. Sosiale medier og ny teknologi gjør oss også mer isolerte og fremmede overfor hverandre. Dette er ikke blitt noe bedre med koronapandemien som rammet verden våren 2020. Forfatter Noreena Hertz har reist verden rundt for å avdekke de skadelige konsekvensene av ensomhet. Hun mener vi må gjenoppta kontakten med familie, venner, kolleger og naboer, men også med institusjonene våre og selve den demokratiske prosessen. «Dette er ensomhetens århundre, men slik trenger det ikke å være. Vi har fremtiden i våre hender.» Boken er oversatt av Lene Stokseth. Noreena Hertz (f. 1967) er en britisk økonom, journalist, forsker og forfatter. Hun er æresprofessor ved University College London. Hennes bøker er oversatt til 22 språk, og på norsk er det tidligere utgitt Den tause revolusjonen (2004) og Gjeldens historie (2005). Avisen The Observer har beskrevet henne som «en av verdens ledende tenkere».

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