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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... ment––the dynamic form of capitalism––is commonly understood to harness market systems to deliver material progress, with the goals of reducing poverty and improving the general quality of life. Through lively examples from many parts ...
... ment––the dynamic form of capitalism––is commonly understood to harness market systems to deliver material progress, with the goals of reducing poverty and improving the general quality of life. Through lively examples from many parts ...
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... ment . In sum , these three chapters tell us how the economy is evolving as a civil system of exchange and thus , given the right conditions , could be- come more able to sustain the values of a free society . Part 2 explores how a ...
... ment . In sum , these three chapters tell us how the economy is evolving as a civil system of exchange and thus , given the right conditions , could be- come more able to sustain the values of a free society . Part 2 explores how a ...
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... ment courts could not settle the differences between seller and buyer be- cause of the expense and delay involved , the bad feeling engendered , and the ignorance of the courts and lawyers of the technical points in their mar- ket area ...
... ment courts could not settle the differences between seller and buyer be- cause of the expense and delay involved , the bad feeling engendered , and the ignorance of the courts and lawyers of the technical points in their mar- ket area ...
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... ment can help associations to solve their own problems and ponder how this new relationship yields answers to the development of a civil economy . We will see that an important change in the market economy is taking place through the ...
... ment can help associations to solve their own problems and ponder how this new relationship yields answers to the development of a civil economy . We will see that an important change in the market economy is taking place through the ...
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... ment at some point . Now they are in a collaborative relationship with en- vironmentalists with complex motives , probably good , bad , indifferent , and mixed in all sorts of ways , but overall , the new relationship is testing a new ...
... ment at some point . Now they are in a collaborative relationship with en- vironmentalists with complex motives , probably good , bad , indifferent , and mixed in all sorts of ways , but overall , the new relationship is testing a new ...
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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