A Civil Economy: Transforming the Marketplace in the Twenty-First CenturyUniversity of Michigan Press, 2009 M11 10 - 328 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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... called for a moral restoration of the whole economy by organizing a different system of sharing power. For them, civil society meant minimum government control and the development of civil associations wherein they governed themselves ...
... called for a moral restoration of the whole economy by organizing a different system of sharing power. For them, civil society meant minimum government control and the development of civil associations wherein they governed themselves ...
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... called the market. Civil society was rooted in shared values, a mix of individual pursuits that also held a common concern for one another. This creative mix of self-interest and mutuality made the 8 A Civil Econom y.
... called the market. Civil society was rooted in shared values, a mix of individual pursuits that also held a common concern for one another. This creative mix of self-interest and mutuality made the 8 A Civil Econom y.
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... called exactly “moral” within the framework of society, but they could be called “civil.” These associations were civil forms of self-regulation. And when associations accomplished this task of self-governance effectively, the state did ...
... called exactly “moral” within the framework of society, but they could be called “civil.” These associations were civil forms of self-regulation. And when associations accomplished this task of self-governance effectively, the state did ...
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Contents
Part II A Developing Economy | 85 |
Part III A Global Economy | 179 |
Great Ideas in the Academy | 231 |
Notes | 247 |
Index | 301 |
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