Building the Good Society : The Power and Limits of Markets, Democracy and Freedom in an Increasingly Polarized World

Name: Building the Good Society : The Power and Limits of Markets, Democracy and Freedom in an Increasingly Polarized World
Brand: Emerald Publishing Limited

Emerald Publishing Limited

Building the Good SocietyThe Power and Limits of Markets, Democracy and Freedom in an Increasingly Polarized World\nAuthor(s): Lloyd J. Dumas\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781838676322, 978-1838676322\nSynopsis\nIn 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 cast aside. An individual's freedom and prosperity increasingly appear to depend not on personal and social commitments to the fundamental institutions of market economy and political democracy, but rather on whether his or her side dominates in the struggle for power.\n\nLeading political economist Lloyd J. Dumas presents a pragmatic alternative view of a society that is capable of maximizing.