Social Structures of Direct Democracy: On the Political Economy of Equality (Studies in Critical Social Sciences, 68)

La 4e de couverture indique : "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." "A stirring, grounded, and scholarly case for direct democracy as the route to a more just society. Neoliberalism has pushed capitalism to its limits, hollowing out global economies and lives in the process, while people are left with no voice. John Asimakopoulos addresses this problem with a theory to practice model that attempts to reconcile Marxism with democratic theory and offers a vision of an egalitarian society." --Back cover. In Social Structures of Direct Democracy John Asimakopoulos develops a political economy of structural equality making strong empirical arguments for radical transformation toward direct democracy by filling positions of political and economic authority with randomly selected citizens