Building the good society : the power and limits of markets, democracy and freedom in an increasingly polarized world

In many countries, society seems to be going off the rails. Economies are mired in widening and deepening inequality while the polity has deteriorated into a state of permanent hyper-partisan confrontation. Compromise and pragmatism seem a thing of the past. The central value of fairness has been ca...

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Main Author Dumas, Lloyd J. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
Subjects
Human rights.
Political science.
Sociology.
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Democracy > Economic aspects.
Democracy > Social aspects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781838676315
9781838676292
DOI10.1108/9781838676292
Physical Description1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Securing political freedom and sustainable democracy
  • Chapter 2. The market system: achieving equity and material abundance
  • Chapter 3. Attitudes: promoting progress or destroying dignity?
  • Chapter 4. Institutions and organizations: constructing the social foundation
  • Chapter 5. Limits and incentives: tools for an efficient, fair and responsible society
  • Chapter 6. Democratic transitions: creating, protecting and sustaining the good society
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.

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