A Civil Economy: Transforming the Marketplace in the Twenty-First CenturyUniversity of Michigan Press, 2000 M04 28 - 308 pages A civil society is one in which a democratic government and a market economy operate together. The idea of the civil economy--encompassing a democratic government and a market economy--presumes that people can solve social problems within the market itself. This book explores the relationship between the two, examining the civil underpinnings of capitalism and investigating the way a civil economy evolves in history and is developed for the future by careful planning. Severyn T. Bruyn describes how people in three sectors--government, business, and the Third Sector (nonprofits and civil groups)--can develop an accountable, self-regulating, profitable, humane, and competitive system of markets that could be described as a civil economy. He examines how government officials can organize markets to reduce government costs; how local leaders deal with global corporations that would unfairly exploit their community resources; and how employees can become coparticipants in the development of human values in markets. A Civil Economy is oriented to interdiciplinary studies of the economy, assisting scholars in diverse fields, such as business management, sociology, political science, and economics, in developing a common language to examine civic problems in the marketplace. As an undergraduate text, it evokes a mode of thought about the development of a self-accountable system of markets. Students learn to understand how the market economy becomes socially accountable and self-reliant, while remaining productive, competitive, and profitable. Sveryn T. Bruyn is Professor of Sociology, Boston College. |
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... consumer ( customer ) co - ops have developed successfully in countries around the world . In the United States , the co - op movement developed in a whole variety of fields , including banking , media , services , industry , and ...
... consumer ( customer ) co - ops have developed successfully in countries around the world . In the United States , the co - op movement developed in a whole variety of fields , including banking , media , services , industry , and ...
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... consumer co - ops in competition with conventional firms . The choice for consumers began in January 1998 ( Lynn Benander , " Energy Co - op Development in the Northeast , " GEO Newsletter 26 [ April / May 1997 ] , RR 1 , P.O. Box 124A ...
... consumer co - ops in competition with conventional firms . The choice for consumers began in January 1998 ( Lynn Benander , " Energy Co - op Development in the Northeast , " GEO Newsletter 26 [ April / May 1997 ] , RR 1 , P.O. Box 124A ...
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... Consumer cooperatives , 66 Consumer Federations of America , 18 Consumer Product Safety Commission , 157 Consumers Association of Penang , 63 Contextual economics , 101 Convention on Biological Diversity , 215 Convention on Climate ...
... Consumer cooperatives , 66 Consumer Federations of America , 18 Consumer Product Safety Commission , 157 Consumers Association of Penang , 63 Contextual economics , 101 Convention on Biological Diversity , 215 Convention on Climate ...
Contents
Systems of Accountability | 35 |
A CommunityOriented Economy | 60 |
A Theory of Civil Privatization | 87 |
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