Article by Charles Handy on the conflicting presence of growth and lack of growth in society, and how they can affect the individual worker. Handy begins the article acknowledging the paradox that while growth creates opportunity, it is often fueled by envy, as production is propelled by the desires of consumers. This phenomenon, furthermore, creates societies doomed to dissatisfaction. Handy therefore concludes that societies such as these - modern capitalist societies - have no resolution concerning the paradox, and that a balancing of the opposites is the only way to maintain a functional society. He then introduces three thoughts that may help with the balancing, namely, the doctrine of enough, focusing on doing and not making in society, and minimizing the importance and role of money. Handy concludes that making effective changes in these three areas will allow for the rediscovering of the soul.
Article by Charles Handy on the conflicting presence of growth and lack of growth in society, and how they can affect the individual worker, 1996; Charles Handy Papers; Box 14, Folder 21; 10 pages
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