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After Occupy - Economic Democracy for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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After Occupy - Economic Democracy for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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These days, it is easy to be cynical about democracy. Even though
there are more democratic societies now (119 and counting) than
ever before, skeptics can point to low turnouts in national
elections, the degree to which money corrupts the process, and the
difficulties of mass participation in complex systems as just a few
reasons the system is flawed. The Occupy movement in 2011 proved
that there is an emphatic dissatisfaction with the current state of
affairs, particularly with the economy, but, ultimately, it failed
to produce any coherent vision for social change. So what should
progressives be working toward? What should the economic vision be
for the 21st century? After Occupy boldly argues that democracy
should not just be a feature of political institutions, but of
economic institutions as well. In fact, despite the importance of
the economy in democratic societies, there is very little about it
that is democratic. Questioning whether the lack of democracy in
the economy might be unjust, Tom Malleson scrutinizes workplaces,
the market, and financial and investment institutions to consider
the pros and cons of democratizing each. He considers examples of
successful efforts toward economic democracy enacted across the
globe, from worker cooperatives in Spain to credit unions and
participatory budgeting measures in Brazil and questions the
feasibility of expanding each. The book offers the first
comprehensive and radical vision for democracy in the economy, but
it is far from utopian. Ultimately, After Occupy offers
possibility, demonstrating in a remarkably tangible way that when
political democracy evolves to include economic democracy, our
societies will have a chance of meaningful equality for all.
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