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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... values for a capitalist world) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-472-09706-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 0-472-06706-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Capitalism––Social aspects. 2. Economics––Moral and ethical aspects. 3 ...
... values for a capitalist world) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-472-09706-7 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 0-472-06706-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Capitalism––Social aspects. 2. Economics––Moral and ethical aspects. 3 ...
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... Values for a Capitalist World. The series, edited by Neva R. Goodwin, Co-director of the Global Development and ... values that dominate the system's culture. These values are beliefs about what matters, what “good” means, what makes ...
... Values for a Capitalist World. The series, edited by Neva R. Goodwin, Co-director of the Global Development and ... values that dominate the system's culture. These values are beliefs about what matters, what “good” means, what makes ...
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... values, such civil freedom and justice, develop in the market. Many values that seem contrary, such as individuality and community, can be advanced together by reinventing systems of exchange. This simultaneous development of con×icting ...
... values, such civil freedom and justice, develop in the market. Many values that seem contrary, such as individuality and community, can be advanced together by reinventing systems of exchange. This simultaneous development of con×icting ...
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... values of a free society. Part 2 explores how a civil economy is developed by careful planning. In chapter 4, we explain how conventional privatization has many advantages but the disadvantages outweigh them, requiring an alternative we ...
... values of a free society. Part 2 explores how a civil economy is developed by careful planning. In chapter 4, we explain how conventional privatization has many advantages but the disadvantages outweigh them, requiring an alternative we ...
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... value to everything. This caused critics to argue that the commercial system was destructive to “morality.” There was a concern that corporations had become more powerful than governments. Marx had published his damning analysis of ...
... value to everything. This caused critics to argue that the commercial system was destructive to “morality.” There was a concern that corporations had become more powerful than governments. Marx had published his damning analysis of ...
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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