The Business Plan for Peace: Building a World Without War

By Scilla Elworthy

Many people feel powerless in the face of what they see on TV or read in the news – a world in crisis, with wars and violence taking place across the globe. Scilla Elworthy has written a book for all those who want to step out of helplessness and apply their own personal skills to do something about the challenges now facing us. Packing a punch with facts and figures, the first few chapters investigate the forces that drive armed conflict, and then, by contrast, show what is already effective in building peace at both local and international levels. The crucial heart of the book is a first-ever costed Business Plan for Peace, showing that war can be prevented for $2 billion. The final, upbeat, pages reveal the massive impact that ordinary people can have in making a peaceful world possible, and how they can do it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scilla Elworthy
• Release date: Nov 3, 2017
• ISBN: 9781999816414

Scilla Elworthy

Dr Scilla Elworthy is a three-times Nobel Peace Prize nominee for her work with Oxford Research Group to develop effective dialogue between nuclear weapons policy-makers worldwide and and their critics. She is the founder of Peace Direct, and co-founder of Rising Women Rising World. Her TED talk on nonviolence has been viewed by over 1,200,000 people.

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