I like this book because its author, Clive Doucet, tells about the conditions that can cause cities and societies to fail, and also about what cities and societies need to do in order to be successful and stay successful. I really like all books that tell us about solutions to problems and/or better alternatives to the status quo.



In this book, I was also interested in what Mr. Doucet said about how North America's aboriginal socieites have traditionally differed from European ones. According to Mr. Doucet, North America's aboriginal societies have traditionally been cooperative ones, while European societies have traditionally been competitive ones, and that North Americans from European backgrounds need to make our society become cooperative like the traditional ones of North America's aboriginal people in order to save the planet. I am not from an aboriginal background myself (I am from Welsh and Scottish backgrounds), but I agree with Mr. Doucet that those of us who are from European backgrounds have something to learn from traditional aboriginal societies.