Prologue -- Globalization and its discontents -- The dignity of difference : exorcizing Plato's ghost -- Control : the imperative of responsibility -- Contribution : the moral case for the market economy -- Compassion : the idea of Tzedakah -- Creativity : the imperative of education -- Co-operation : civil society and its institutions -- Conservation : environmental sustainability -- Conciliation : the power of a word to change the world -- A covenant of hope.