Introduction: The limited logic of order? -- Seduction of structure in nature -- The elements of earthly order -- Circularity, cyclicality and sustainability -- The orders of economic harmony -- Elusive orders of economic equilibrium -- Mindful errors and social order -- Sex, population and sustainability -- Empires and Edens -- Borders and functional political order -- From international to global order in the "Anthropocene" -- Conclusion: Reconciling orders -- Coda: Chromatic order.
As global leaders worry about a 'new world order' following the pandemic, 'Earthly Order' considers how such pronouncements are ultimately dependent on natural laws, which need to be understood by the public, to foster sustainable economic and political systems.
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