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Synopsis
While some conclude from the revolutions of 1989 that socialism is dead, interest in socialism continues because of persisting problems of contemporary capitalism. In this exciting text, Michael W. Howard offers critiques of liberal, communitarian, postmodern and some Marxist perspectives in order to develop a 'left-liberal' defense of a model of self-managed market socialism that includes a basic income for all. Specific applications of his view include analyses of its implications for the global marketplace, the changing nature of workplaces, and media restructuring and ownership. This work is sure to be of interest to social scientists, public policy makers, and economists as well as to feminists, ecologists, and others concerned with how market socialism is relevant to their social issues.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-263) and indexes.
Table of Contents
Justifying workplace democracy -- Justifying basic income -- Liberalism and group difference -- Marx and the market -- Markets without alienation and exploitation -- A critique of participatory planning -- Worker ownership : socialism in microcosm? -- Models of market socialism -- Basic income and economic democracy -- Cooperation between union and management in the global marketplace -- Self-management and the media -- Market socialism, new social movements, and the socialist vision.