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UNINA9910959227603321 |
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Autore |
Dumas Lloyd J. |
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Building the good society : the power and limits of markets, democracy and freedom in an increasingly polarized world / / Lloyd J. Dumas (University of Texas at Dallas, USA) |
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Bingley, England : , : Emerald Publishing, , [2020] |
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©2020 |
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9781838676292 |
1838676295 |
9781838676315 |
1838676317 |
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[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (249 pages) |
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Human rights |
Political science |
Sociology |
Economics - Sociological aspects |
Democracy - Economic aspects |
Democracy - Social aspects |
Political Science, Human Rights |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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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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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. |
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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. Leading political economist Lloyd J. Dumas presents a pragmatic alternative view of a society that is capable of maximizing individual freedoms and producing sustained prosperity while preserving socially responsible behavior. In six interconnected essays, he investigates how to secure political freedom and sustainable democracy while avoiding the deliberate manipulation that produces less-than-democratic results; how to achieve equity and material abundance within the market system while avoiding the disadvantages of excessive income and wealth inequality; how to foster individual attitudes that promote progress rather than destroy the idea of individual dignity; how to shape the international organizations and institutions that will construct a solid and truly global social foundation; and how to sustain these foundations through democratic transitions. No blue sky utopian vision of idealists living in a perfect society, this book draws upon real examples from around the globe in order to outline an achievable future where ordinary, fallible human beings can overcome the most troubling limitations of democratic institutions and free market economics in order to harness their power to bring prosperity and maximize personal freedom. With chapters that collectively build a pragmatic conceptual foundation for envisioning an optimally ethical international politico-economic system, The Power and Limits of Markets, Democracy and Freedom is a must-read for political economists and policymakers interested in realistic, theoretically rigorous recommendations for social development. Because its chapters are digestible as standalone essays, this book is also of interest to anyone concerned with the most pressing political, economic, and social issues of the past ten years. |
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UNINA9910963494503321 |
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Autore |
Barvosa Edwina |
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Wealth of selves : multiple identities, mestiza consciousness, and the subject of politics / / Edwina Barvosa |
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College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2008 |
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1-299-05407-2 |
1-60344-402-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Collana |
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Rio Grande/Rio Bravo ; ; no. 14 |
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Cultural pluralism - Political aspects |
Identity (Philosophical concept) - Political aspects |
Cultural pluralism - Psychological aspects |
Hispanic Americans - Ethnic identity |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-280) and index. |
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Multiple identities and immigrant political loyalty: replies to the question, Who are we? -- Mestiza consciousness and intersectionality: toward an interdisciplinary framework of multiple identities -- Identity contradiction in creative and critical thought: the case of Nazi J -- The two-tiered cohesion of decentered subjectivity: a herdsman's maps and the politics of disordered contradiction -- Ambivalence and life projects: love, politics, and self-integration in Casablanca -- Selfcraft: love and politics in the self-integration of multiple identities -- Conclusions: racial akrasia, selfcraft, and the defragmentation of self and society. |
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Many of us have multiple identities, says Edwina Barvosa. We may view ourselves according to ethnicity, marital or family roles, political affiliation, sexuality, or any of several other "identities" we may use to organize our behavior and self-understanding at any given time. Various domains have offered nuggets of insight regarding the characteristics and political implications of seeing the self as made up of multiple identities, but many questions remain. In Wealth of Selves, Edwina Barvosa constructs an ambitious interdisciplinary blend of these insights and crafts them into an overarching theoretical framework for |
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understanding multiple identities in terms of intersectionality, identity contradiction, and the political potential that lies within the practices of self-integration. Grounded in Gloria Anzaldua's concept of mestiza consciousness as well as in Western political thought, this reconsideration of the self promises to reshape our thinking on issues such as immigrant incorporation, national identity, political participation, the socially constructed sources of will and political critique, and the longevity of racial and gender conflicts. With its accessible style and rich cross-pollination among disciplines, Wealth of Selves will reward readers in political science, philosophy, race, ethnic, and American studies, as well as in borderlands, sexuality, and gender studies. |
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