Publisher's Synopsis
What causes some populations to flourish and others to subsist? âWhat practices create the most effective governments and enterprises? How do we bridge our cultural divide? Author Mark Bitz has been thinking about these questions for over forty years. The answers to them have been millions of years in the making. They come from the evolution of life, the human condition, our Judeo-Christian heritage, scientific findings, the American experiment, and numerous cultures. They involve certain perspectives and practices and their prevalence within populations. Bitz has found the answers to these questions in the one thousand books that he has read and the fifty states and over forty countries that he has visited. This book describes the Winning Practices that lead to effective governments and enterprises. The three other Flourish books describe the Winning Perspectives and Practices that more fully answer the questions and improve the effectiveness of individuals, families, groups, and education.
