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The Evolution of a Sustainable Society

Towards a Trust Civilisation

What enables human beings to cooperate on an ever greater scale?

The book examines the historical expansion of collaboration and the institutions, technologies and shared trust that can sustain it.

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Libra · USG Academy

Version 1.0 · English · English

Inside the book

Four lines of inquiry

The book develops these themes through history, evidence and practical systems.

  1. Collaboration

    How societies expand their capacity to work together across borders and institutions.

  2. History

    How legal and institutional development shaped cooperation over time.

  3. Trust and evidence

    What trust can enable, how it can be measured, and where the evidence has limits.

  4. Infrastructure

    How Trust Infrastructure and SGOS could support sustainable growth in practice.

A longer perspective

Ideas in their civilisational context

The book connects institutions, culture and public life. Explore its contents and edition record and available download options.

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Illustrated civilisation timeline