Property for People, Not for Profit - Alternatives to the Global Tyranny of Capital (Paperback)

The issue of private property and the rights it confers remain almost undiscussed in critiques of globalization and free market economics. Yet property lies at the heart of an economic system geared to profit maximization. The authors describe the historically specific and self-consciously explicit manner in which it emerged. They trace this history from earliest historical times and show how, in the hands of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke in particular, the notion of private property took on its absolutist nature and most extreme form--a form which neoliberal economics is now imposing on humanity worldwide through the pressures of globalization. They argue that avoiding the destruction of people's ways of living and of nature requires reshaping our notions of private property. It also examines the practical ways for social and ecumenical movements to press for alternatives.

General

Imprint:	Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2004
First published:	September 2004
Authors:	Ulrich Duchrow • Franz J. Hinkelammert
Dimensions:	216 x 136 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-84277-479-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Globalization Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Land rights Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	1-84277-479-4
Barcode:	9781842774793

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