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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155279103321

Autore

Nordberg Kenneth

Titolo

Revolutionizing Economic and Democratic Systems : Reinventing the Third Way / / by Kenneth Nordberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-40633-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VI, 227 p. 20 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Democracy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship for Growth, , 2662-3641

Disciplina

658.4

Soggetti

Corporate governance

Economic policy

Economics

Democracy

Corporate Governance

Political Economy/Economic Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction: Reinventing the Third Way -- 2. Towards New Forms of Economic and Democratic Conduct -- 3. The Case of Ostrobothnia -- 4. Conclusions: Politics in the Post-Fordist Economy.

Sommario/riassunto

This book responds to an increasingly pluricentric, reflexive, and flexible society as a result of globalization and economic liberation from the bureaucratic-political system. The third industrial revolution saw citizens, companies, and the economy acting in functional networks rather than in static ones, making top-down governing ever more difficult. Despite this, society systems created in the wake of the second industrial revolution linger on and must adapt to the globalized, digitized reality in order to stay necessary and relevant. Through a theoretical discussion and four empirical cases studying governance and innovation systems, this volume is the first to describe the causes behind the impasse Western society seems to find itself in and suggests inclusive economic and democratic structures working in a bottom-up fashion as a way out. By understanding local circumstances



as well as the innovative power of inclusive and participative structures, we can begin to pave the way to legitimate governance and growth. This book adds to the academic literature on democracy, governance, economy, and innovation systems for researchers and scholars of political science, social science, and economics.