John Restakis

Civilizing the State

Reclaiming Politics for the Common Good

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Produktbeschreibung

Civilizing the State explores the disintegration of the liberal state in the face of rising polarization and corporate power. Drawing on international examples of democratic citizen-powered alternatives, it offers a vision of a partner state that could enable equity and economic democracy, driven by civil society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Society Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 153mm x 227mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9780865719439
• ISBN-10: 0865719438
• Artikelnr.: 61116066

Autorenporträt

John Restakis is the former Executive Director of the BC Co-operative Association and has been a consultant for co-op development projects in Africa, South America, and Asia. He is a practitioner, educator, and pioneering researcher in international co-operative economies and the author of Humanizing the Economy. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction 
1. Treason of the State
2. Civil Power and the New Legitimacy
3. The Commons: Dispossession and Reclamation
4. The Co-operative City
5. The Way of the Peasant
6. Deep Democracy in Kerala
7. Living Without Approval: Stateless Democracy in Rojava
8. The World Unmasked
9. Transformation and Integration
10. From Welfare State to Partner State
11. Civilizing the State: Principles and Policies 
Epilogue
Notes
Index
About the Author
About New Society Publishers