Market, State, and Community: Theoretical Foundations of Market Socialism

ISBN-13: 9780198278641 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 376 str.

David Miller

Opis

Can we conceive of a market economy that fulfills the ideals of socialism? Here, Miller provides a comprehensive examination, from the standpoint of political theory, of an economy in which market mechanisms retain a central role, but in which capitalist patterns of ownership have been superseded. He shows that liberal ideas of freedom, justice, and efficiency cannot be used to vindicate laissez-faire capitalism, and rebuts left-wing criticisms of a socialist market economy. Justifying his ideas as a workable option, he then presents a new model of the socialist state, whose central idea is that of democratic citizenship.

Recenzje

The book is well written and is most suitable for upper-division and graduate students.

Spis treści

Part I: A critique of libertarianism: Freedom; Procedural justice; Market neutrality; Altruism and welfare; part II: A defence of markets; Consumer sovereignty; Distributive justice; Exploitation; Alienation and Communism; Part III: The politics of democratic Socialism: Community and citizenship; Politics as dialogue; Toleration; The Socialist state; Conclusion; References; Index