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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... reducing poverty and improving the general quality of life. Through lively examples from many parts of the world, the essays assembled in Rethinking Sustainability probe the ways in which development depends on webs of relationships ...
... reducing poverty and improving the general quality of life. Through lively examples from many parts of the world, the essays assembled in Rethinking Sustainability probe the ways in which development depends on webs of relationships ...
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... reduced in scope and power . Civil - society advocates believe in a mix of cooperation and competition that combines for the common good . Yet most of them think that civil society has nothing to do with capital- ism . Hence , the ...
... reduced in scope and power . Civil - society advocates believe in a mix of cooperation and competition that combines for the common good . Yet most of them think that civil society has nothing to do with capital- ism . Hence , the ...
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... shops on combining corporate accountability with profitability . The work- shops are designed to speed the construction of competitive markets , which should reduce social and financial costs in global systems xiv Preface.
... shops on combining corporate accountability with profitability . The work- shops are designed to speed the construction of competitive markets , which should reduce social and financial costs in global systems xiv Preface.
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... reduce social and financial costs in global systems of ex- change . In summary , the market economy is undergoing a major change at this turn of the century . If one looks at the change carefully , it becomes appar- ent that a financial ...
... reduce social and financial costs in global systems of ex- change . In summary , the market economy is undergoing a major change at this turn of the century . If one looks at the change carefully , it becomes appar- ent that a financial ...
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... reduced the need for government reg- ulations . But now nonprofits should be considered part of this system of ... reduce traffic injuries to save money and cut costs . The research institute on auto safety is a civil practice ...
... reduced the need for government reg- ulations . But now nonprofits should be considered part of this system of ... reduce traffic injuries to save money and cut costs . The research institute on auto safety is a civil practice ...
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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