A Freedom Budget for All Americans - Recapturing the Promise of the Civil Rights Movement in the Struggle for Economic Justice Today (Hardcover)

While the Civil Rights Movement is remembered for efforts to end segregation and secure the rights of African Americans, the larger economic vision that animated much of the movement is often overlooked today. That vision sought economic justice for every person in the United States, regardless of race. It favored production for social use instead of profit; social ownership; and democratic control over major economic decisions. The document that best captured this vision was the Freedom Budget for All Americans: Budgeting Our Resources, 1966-1975, To Achieve Freedom from Want published by the A. Philip Randolph Institute and endorsed by a virtual 'who's who' of U.S. left liberalism and radicalism. Now, two of today's leading socialist thinkers return to the Freedom Budget and its program for economic justice. Paul Le Blanc and Michael D. Yates explain the origins of the Freedom Budget, how it sought to achieve "freedom from want" for all people, and how it might be reimagined for our current moment. Combining historical perspective with clear-sighted economic proposals, the authors make a concrete case for reviving the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement and building the society of economic security and democratic control envisioned by the movement's leaders--a struggle that continues to this day.

General

Imprint:	Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2013
First published:	August 2013
Authors:	Salim Lamrani
Translators:	Larry Oberg
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-1-58367-361-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
LSN:	1-58367-361-X
Barcode:	9781583673614

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