Towards an Intelligent State

The new millennium is beginning with formidable historical challenges for mankind. Such questions as the following are being raised: how can jobs be provided for a third of the active population worldwide who are currently unemployed or underemployed? How can 4.3 billion people be extracted from extreme poverty and precarious living conditions? How can the "vicious cycle" of poverty in many regions be transformed into "virtuous cycles"? What can be done to ensure a more equitable and just s...