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Happiness is the Wrong Metric - A Liberal Communitarian Response to Populism (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)
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Happiness is the Wrong Metric - A Liberal Communitarian Response to Populism (Paperback, 1st ed. 2018)
Series: Library of Public Policy and Public Administration, 11
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Loot Price R493
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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This timely
book addresses the conflict between globalism and nationalism. It
provides a liberal communitarian response to the rise of populism
occurring in many democracies. The book highlights the role of
communities next to that of the state and the market. It spells out
the policy implications of liberal communitarianism for privacy,
freedom of the press, and much else. In a persuasive argument that
speaks to politics today from Europe to the United States to
Australia, the author offers a compelling vision of hope. Above
all, the book offers a framework for dealing with moral challenges
people face as they seek happiness but also to live up to their
responsibilities to others and the common good. At a time when even
our most basic values are up for question in policy debates riddled
with populist manipulation, Amitai Etzioni's bold book creates a
new frame which introduces morals and values back into applied
policy questions. These questions span the challenges of jobless
growth to the unanswered questions posed by the role of artificial
intelligence in a wide range of daily life tasks and decisions.
While not all readers will agree with the communitarian solutions
that he proposes, many will welcome an approach that is, at its
core, inclusive and accepting of the increasingly global nature of
all societies at the same time. It is a must read for all readers
concerned about the future of Western liberal democracy. Carol
Graham, Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution and
College Park Professor/University of Maryland In characteristically
lively, engaging, and provocative style Etzioni tackles many of the
great public policy dilemmas that afflict us today. Arguing that we
are trapped into a spiral of slavish consumerism, he proposes a
form of liberal communitarian that, he suggests, will allow human
beings to flourish in changing circumstances. Jonathan Wolff,
Blavatnik Chair of Public Policy, Blavatnik School of Government,
University of Oxford
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