Towards an Inclusive Democracy: The Crisis of the Growth Economy and the Need for a New Liberatory Project (Global Issues (London, England).)

An analysis of the growth economy, this book traces the causes of the present crisis in the modern market system, initiated two centuries ago with the establishment of the market economy system which has led to the present growth economy. It concludes that a true democracy can only be derived from a synthesis of the democratic and socialist traditions, along with the radical green, feminist and libertarian ideologies. To this end, this text offers a new vision of an inclusive democracy. Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 Part I: The Crisis of the Growth Economy......Page 16 1 The Market Economy and the Marketization Process......Page 18 From markets to market economies......Page 19 The marketization process: the liberal phase......Page 29 The marketization process: the statist phase......Page 36 The marketization process: the neoliberal phase......Page 48 Internationalization and the nation-state......Page 61 2 The Growth Economy and 'Socialist' Statism......Page 77 The rise of the growth economy......Page 78 The fall of the 'socialist' growth economy in the East......Page 88 The collapse of social democracy in the West......Page 100 Why 'socialist' statism failed......Page 115 3 The Growth Economy and the South......Page 125 The failure of the growth economy in the South......Page 126 The conventional approaches to development......Page 132 The ecological dimension of development......Page 144 Democracy and development......Page 146 4 The Generalized Crisis of the Capitalist Growth Economy......Page 155 A multidimensional crisis......Page 156 The growth economy and the ecological crisis......Page 164 Is there a way out?......Page 172 Part II: Towards a Confederal Inclusive Democracy......Page 184 Democracy and the growth economy......Page 186 Democracy, freedom and autonomy......Page 190 Conceptions of democracy......Page 200 The conception of an inclusive democracy......Page 221 6 A Confederal Inclusive Democracy......Page 239 Democracy and community......Page 240 The preconditions of economic democracy......Page 252 Outline of a model of economic democracy......Page 270 7 From 'Here' to 'There'......Page 290 A new kind of politics......Page 291 The transition to economic democracy......Page 304 Part III: Towards a Democratic Rationalism......Page 318 8 How Do We Justify the Project for an Inclusive Democracy?......Page 320 The myth of objectivity: orthodox 'objectivity'......Page 321 The myth of objectivity: dialectical 'objectivity'......Page 331 Beyond 'objectivism', irrationalism and relativism......Page 355 Epilogue......Page 372 Select Bibliography......Page 375 G......Page 390 R......Page 391 Z......Page 392 A......Page 393 C......Page 394 D......Page 398 E......Page 400 F......Page 401 G......Page 402 I......Page 403 L......Page 405 M......Page 406 N......Page 408 P......Page 409 R......Page 411 S......Page 412 T......Page 414 V......Page 415 Y......Page 416 Continuum International Publishing Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Introduction 10 Part I: The Crisis of the Growth Economy 16 1 The Market Economy and the Marketization Process 18 From markets to market economies 19 The marketization process: the liberal phase 29 The marketization process: the statist phase 36 The marketization process: the neoliberal phase 48 Internationalization and the nation-state 61 2 The Growth Economy and 'Socialist' Statism 77 The rise of the growth economy 78 The fall of the 'socialist' growth economy in the East 88 The collapse of social democracy in the West 100 Why 'socialist' statism failed 115 3 The Growth Economy and the South 125 The failure of the growth economy in the South 126 The conventional approaches to development 132 The ecological dimension of development 144 Democracy and development 146 4 The Generalized Crisis of the Capitalist Growth Economy 155 A multidimensional crisis 156 The growth economy and the ecological crisis 164 Is there a way out? 172 Part II: Towards a Confederal Inclusive Democracy 184 5 Towards a New Conception of Democracy 186 Democracy and the growth economy 186 Democracy, freedom and autonomy 190 Conceptions of democracy 200 The conception of an inclusive democracy 221 6 A Confederal Inclusive Democracy 239 Democracy and community 240 The preconditions of economic democracy 252 Outline of a model of economic democracy 270 7 From 'Here' to 'There' 290 A new kind of politics 291 The transition to economic democracy 304 Part III: Towards a Democratic Rationalism 318 8 How Do We Justify the Project for an Inclusive Democracy? 320 The myth of objectivity: orthodox 'objectivity' 321 The myth of objectivity: dialectical 'objectivity' 331 Beyond 'objectivism', irrationalism and relativism 355 Epilogue 372 Select Bibliography 375 Name Index 390 A 390 B 390 C 390 D 390 E 390 F 390 G 390 H 391 J 391 K 391 L 391 M 391 N 391 O 391 P 391 R 391 S 392 T 392 V 392 W 392 Y 392 Z 392 Subject Index 393 A 393 B 394 C 394 D 398 E 400 F 401 G 402 H 403 I 403 J 405 K 405 L 405 M 406 N 408 O 409 P 409 R 411 S 412 T 414 U 415 V 415 W 416 Y 416 ISBN-13:,9780304336289,ISBN-13:,9780304336272 Analyzing The Growth Economy, This Book Traces The Causes Of The Present Crisis In The Modern Market System, Initiated 200 Years Ago With The Establishment Of The Market Economy. It Concludes That A True Democracy Can Only Be Derived From A Synthesis Of The Democratic And Socialist Traditions. [publisher Web Site]. 1. The Market Economy And The Marketization Process -- 2. The Growth Economy And 'socialist' Statism -- 3. The Growth Economy And The South -- 4. The Generalized Crisis Of The Capitalist Growth Economy -- 5. Towards A New Conception Of Democracy -- 6. A Confederal Inclusive Democracy -- 7. From 'here' To 'there' -- 8. How Do We Justify The Project For An Inclusive Democracy? Takis Fotopoulos. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.