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Foreword iii
Acknowledgements iv
Overview: Uncertain times, unsettled lives 2
PART I
Uncertain times, unsettled lives 24
CHAPTER 1
A new uncertainty complex 28
A world of worry in uncertain times 29
Rising insecurity amid unprecedented material prosperity—for some 31
Uncertainty driven by dangerous planetary change in the Anthropocene 34
Uncertainty emerges from complex transitions to ease planetary pressures 38
Uncertainty propelled by polarization: Delaying action, adding conflict 46
And now for something completely different: Novel and layered drivers of uncertainty 47
CHAPTER 2
Unsettled minds in uncertain times: Mental distress an obstacle to human development 74
How mental distress constrains human development 75
Unsettled minds amid multidimensional uncertainties 78
Human development in uncertain times 92
CHAPTER 3
Harnessing human development to navigate uncertain times 100
Enhancing human development in uncertain times: The end, but also the means, to navigate uncertainty 101
Widening the vista of human behaviour 101
Behavioural and institutional change: Mobilizing human development towards a hopeful future 108
PART II
Shaping our future in a transforming world 134
CHAPTER 4
What’s standing in the way of our acting together? 138
Uncertain times, divided societies 139
Polarization harms public deliberation in uncertain times 149
Breaking the hold of uncertainty on collective action 151
CHAPTER 5
Advancing human development in uncertain times 158
Technological innovation opens new possibilities 159
The Covid-19 pandemic: A window into a new reality 166
CHAPTER 6
Charting paths to transformation: Navigating uncertainty to expand human development 176
A framework to embrace uncertainty 178
Investment, insurance and innovation towards continually expanding human development 179
Drawing from cultural change 187
Where we go from here is our choice 191
Notes 215
References 230
