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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... professional arbiters . Civil development requires a lot of negotiation among competitors who must work together to synthesize their differences . Private interests should be pursued with more understanding of the intricate relation ...
... professional arbiters . Civil development requires a lot of negotiation among competitors who must work together to synthesize their differences . Private interests should be pursued with more understanding of the intricate relation ...
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... professional associations organized private tribunals for the self - enforcement of ethical codes . There is no gov- ernment agency organized to provide uniformity for thousands of products because this private civil system of product ...
... professional associations organized private tribunals for the self - enforcement of ethical codes . There is no gov- ernment agency organized to provide uniformity for thousands of products because this private civil system of product ...
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... Professionals - physi- cians , social workers , engineers , nurses , lawyers , and artists — have organized codes of ethics and set up tribunals to referee , monitor , and judge what to do in cases where members broke the rules . These ...
... Professionals - physi- cians , social workers , engineers , nurses , lawyers , and artists — have organized codes of ethics and set up tribunals to referee , monitor , and judge what to do in cases where members broke the rules . These ...
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... professional associations are only relatively civil in competition , not always polite or fair to one another , but all the same , they provide a common ground to settle problems . These associa- tions are part of the nonprofit sector ...
... professional associations are only relatively civil in competition , not always polite or fair to one another , but all the same , they provide a common ground to settle problems . These associa- tions are part of the nonprofit sector ...
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... professional associations are confederations . Power and au- thority are decentralized , as opposed to the setup in federations . Federa- tions centralize democratic power toward the top of the organization . The issue in the civil ...
... professional associations are confederations . Power and au- thority are decentralized , as opposed to the setup in federations . Federa- tions centralize democratic power toward the top of the organization . The issue in the civil ...
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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