Capitalism Reconnected

Jan Peter Balkenende is Minister of State and was from 2002 to 2010 Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. He is now External Senior Advisor to EY and involved in Corporate Responsibility, Chair of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition, and of the Noaber Foundation, Associate Partner at Hague Corporate Affairs, Member of the Club de Madrid, and Professor Emeritus at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Govert Buijs is a political philosopher and currently holds the Goldschmeding research chair ‘Societal and Economic Renewal’ at the Faculty of Humanities of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He recently supervised an interdisciplinary Templeton Research project on Markets and Morality, a collaboration between the universities of Amsterdam-VU, Rotterdam, Nijmegen, and Tilburg.

• Part I: Europe’s Present Condition: A Diagnosis, 1. Introduction: From the Challenge of 2015 to the Shock of 2022, 2. Europe’s 250-Year Project…, 3. Triumphant Capitalism: Bold Assumptions of an Overconfident Age, 4. Europe’s Confusion and Reorientation, Part II: Europe’s Mission: Developing Responsible Capitalism, 5. The First Pillar of Renewal: Europe’s Ideals, 6. The Second Pillar of Renewal: Inspiration from Revaluing Europe’s Story, 7. The Third Pillar of Renewal: Ideas about Economics, 8. The Fourth Pillar of Renewal: Indicators and the New Art of Measurement, 9. The Fifth Pillar of Renewal: Institutions and the Multiactor Approach, 10. The Flying Wheel of Responsible Innovation (A): the ‘Makers’ of a New Economy (Business, Finance, Consumers), 11. The Flying Wheel of Responsible Innovation (B): the ‘Embedders’ of a New Economy (Government, Nature, Community, Civil Society), 12. The Flying Wheel of Responsible Innovation (C): the ‘Critical Innovators’ of a New Economy (Media, Research and Education, Imaginative Reflection), Part III: Europe’s New Position: Global Player for the Common Good, 13. A New World Order is Emerging, 14. Europe’s Contribution in Tomorrow’s World, 15. In Conclusion: Challenges and Recommendations for a Rejuvenated Europe, EPILOGUE: Towards an Economics of Hope

“We are in a race against time to transition to a net-zero and sustainable economy. This is a must read for anyone seeking to learn more on how Europe can help set the world on a new development pathway to make us more resilient to future shocks.” Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations “Reconnect convincingly explains how we should focus on the things that matter and apply cooperative leadership to attack todays biggest challenges. We would all be so much the better for it.“ Paul Polman, Former CEO Unilever Author of Net Positive. How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take As we move into a multipolar world in the 21st century, Europe’s role will be critical. Sadly, in many ways, Europe has lost its way. This volume by Balkenende and Buijs is timely as it provides a deep analysis of Europe’s challenges and prescribes many thoughtful solutions. It’s a must read for all friends of Europe around the world. Kishore Mahbubani - Former UN Permanent Representative of Singapore; Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute of NUS. The road to sustainability is a shared assignment, for citizens, civil society, businesses, national and European authorities. Cooperation is a value in itself. A renewed economy requires a renewed society. A book full of ideas, values, and especially hope, which we badly need. Herman van Rompuy, President Emeritus European Council, Minister of State Belgium