Progress without loss of soul; toward a wholistic approach to modernization planning

Consciousness : see index.. Archetype (Psychology) : see index.

Orig. pub. in 1983 as Fortschritt ohne Seelenverlust: Versuch einer ganzheitlichen Schau gesellschaftlicher Probleme am Beispiel des Wandels im landlichen Raum; c1988, Hallwag AG, Bern. Trans. by Boris L. Matthews. Forewords by Marie-Louise von Franz and Laurens van der Post.

Part 1 The starting point: the malaise in rural areas. Part 2 Definition of the problem. Part 3 The change in the relationship between humanity and the environment. Part 4 Change in interpersonal relationships. Part 5 A practical example: reflections on contemporary rural development policy in Switzerland. Part 6 A guiding image for the support and promotion of rural independence with inclusion of social realities

'Drawing both on broad empirical research and on deep psychological insight, Dr. Abt demonstrates the twin aspects of social development processes: one pertaining to the outer material, technical or economic world, the other to the inner reality of the soul.'

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