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Jerald Hage is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA. He has written 20 books and a number of important papers. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Sociological Research Association. A former president of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, he has had visiting professorships in a number of countries.

Wilbur C. Hadden is Research Scientist at the Center for Innovation, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland at College Park, USA. His research has documented social inequalities and social determinants of health. He has international experience working in Thailand, Pakistan, and China.

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This macro sociological theory offers policy guidelines that might lead to future jobs for sociologists, provide tools to overcome managerial satisficing, and speed responses to change. A detailed case study is provided with a discussion of the feasibility of creating SCIONs, and whether or not elites will resist this new coordination mode.

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Introduction: The Extent of the Crisis in Democratic Capitalism and a Solution

1. A Case Study of A SCION that Reduced Social Inequality in Health
2. The Evolution of Knowledge Growth and Social Fragmentation
3. Market and State Coordination Failures in Providing Increased Radical Innovation, More Diverse Skill Formation, Customized Social Support, and a Balance Between Order and Freedom in Communites
4. A New Coordination Mode, SCIONs, in Four Arenas: Radical Innovation, Diverse Skill-set Formation, Customization of Welfare Services, and A Balance Between Order and Freedom in Communities
5. The Practicality of SCIONs; Their Potential and the Problem of Opposition: Global Firms, Elites, and Neoliberal Ideology
   Conclusion: Advancing a New Social Science Paradigm, An Integrated Paradigm for Sociology, and Looking at Society's Future