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It is increasingly recognised that instead of relying on top-down
commands or leaving individuals to their own devices, communities
should be given a role in tackling challenges exacerbated by global
crises. Written by a team of leading experts with in-depth
knowledge and on-the-ground experience, this book sets out why and
how people's lives can be positively transformed through diverse
forms of community involvement. This book critically explores
examples from around the world of how communities can become more
collaborative and resilient in dealing with the problems they face,
and provides an invaluable guide to what a holistic policy agenda
for community-based transformation should encompass.
It is increasingly recognised that instead of relying on top-down
commands or leaving individuals to their own devices, communities
should be given a role in tackling challenges exacerbated by global
crises. Written by a team of leading experts with in-depth
knowledge and on-the-ground experience, this book sets out why and
how people's lives can be positively transformed through diverse
forms of community involvement. This book critically explores
examples from around the world of how communities can become more
collaborative and resilient in dealing with the problems they face,
and provides an invaluable guide to what a holistic policy agenda
for community-based transformation should encompass.
The liberal state is dead, long live the partner state Across the
world, the liberal nation state is on its knees. Rising inequality,
deep political polarization, and the pervasive power of
corporations are tearing apart the social contract and threatening
to crush democracy. Civilizing the State traces the history and
development of the liberal state and its changing role from the
enabler of capitalism to protector of citizen welfare, to its
hollowing out and capture by corporate and elite interests
rendering it unfit to address the compounding crises of inequality,
injustice, ecological collapse, and loss of legitimacy. Author John
Restakis explores citizen-powered alternatives and experiments in
co-operation, deep democracy, solidarity economics, and commoning
from Spain, India, the global peasant movement, and the emerging
stateless democracy of Rojava rising from the wreckage of the
Syrian civil war. The final section views the current crisis as an
opportunity to reimagine the state not as handmaid to predatory
elites but as a partner state that promotes equity, economic
democracy, co-operation, and human thriving, driven by deep
democracy and a fully sovereign civil society. Incisive,
penetrating, and inspirational, this is essential reading for all
engaged citizens with a stake in co-creating a better future for
all.
At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism
extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that
globalisation is the only way forward for modern, democratic
societies, the spread of this system is failing to meet even the
most basic needs of billions of individuals around the world.
Moreover, the entrenchment of this free market system is
undermining the foundations of healthy societies, caring
communities, and personal wellbeing. This book shows how
co-operative models for economic and social development can create
a more equitable, just, and humane future. With over 800 million
members in 85 countries and a long history linking economics to
social values, the co-operative movement is the most powerful
grassroots movement in the world. Its future as an alternative to
corporate capitalism is explored through a wide range of real-world
examples including: Emilia Romagna's co-operative economy in
Northern Italy; Argentina's recovered factory movement; Japan's
consumer and health co-operatives. Highlighting the hopes and
struggles of everyday people seeking to make their world a better
place, this is essential reading for anyone who cares about the
reform of economics, globalisation, and social justice.
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