03094nam 2200637 450 991082008430332120200903223051.090-04-26275-X10.1163/9789004262751(CKB)3710000000168329(EBL)1730302(SSID)ssj0001262504(PQKBManifestationID)11757965(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262504(PQKBWorkID)11211479(PQKB)10486184(MiAaPQ)EBC1730302(nllekb)BRILL9789004262751(Au-PeEL)EBL1730302(CaPaEBR)ebr10891243(CaONFJC)MIL625503(OCoLC)887823165(PPN)184936993(EXLCZ)99371000000016832920140718h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSocial structures of direct democracy on the political economy of equality /by John AsimakopoulosLeiden, Netherlands :Brill,2014.©20141 online resource (229 p.)Studies in Critical Social Sciences,1573-4234 ;Volume 68Description based upon print version of record.90-04-26272-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Theory, Praxis, and Change -- Relations of Authority -- Material Relations -- Social Structure -- Conclusion: No Islands of Egalitarianism in a Sea of Inequality -- Afterword: What Can Grow in the Graveyard for Orthodoxies? /Richard Gilman-Opalsky -- Bibliography -- Index.Neoliberalism has pushed capitalism to its limits, hollowing out global economies and lives in the process, while people have no voice. John Asimakopoulos addresses the problem with a theory to practice model that reconciles Marxism, with its diverse radical currents, and democratic theory. Social Structures of Direct Democracy develops a political economy of structural equality in large-scale society making strong empirical arguments for radical transformation. Key concepts include filling positions of political and economic authority (e.g., legislatures and corporate boards) with randomly selected citizens leaving the demos as the executive. Asimakopoulos shows that an egalitarian society leads to greater innovation, sustainable economic growth, and positive social benefits in contrast to economies based on individualism, competition, and inequality.Studies in critical social sciences ;Volume 68.Direct democracyEqualitySocial structureDirect democracy.Equality.Social structure.321.8Asimakopoulos John1597820MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820084303321Social structures of direct democracy4017214UNINA