Associative democracy : new forms of economic and social governance / Paul Quentin Hirst.
By: Hirst, Paul Q.
Material type: BookPublisher: Cambridge : Polity Press, 1994Description: 222 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 074560952X ; 0745609511 .Subject(s): Democracy | Associations, institutions, etc | Voluntarism | Bureaucracy | SocialismDDC classification: 321.8Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 321.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00018616 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In this book Paul Hirst makes a major contribution to democratic thinking, advocating "associative democracy"; the belief that human welfare and liberty are best served when as many of the affairs of society as possible are managed by voluntary and democratically self-governing associations.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-217) and index.
A changed conjuncture -- Associative principles and democratic reform -- Associationalist ethics and the logics of collective action -- Associative democracy and economic governance -- Current realities and associative economic reform -- Thick welfare, thin collectivism -- An associational and confederal welfare state.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. viii)
- 1 A Changed Conjuncture (p. 1)
- 2 Associative principles and Democratic Reform (p. 15)
- 3 Associationalist Ethics and the Ogics of Collective Action (p. 44)
- 4 Associative Democracy and Economic Governance (p. 74)
- 5 Current Realities and Associative Economic Reform (p. 112)
- 6 Thick Welfare, Thin Collectivism (p. 158)
- 7 An Associational and Confederal Welfare State (p. 176)
- Suggestions for Further Reading (p. 203)
- References (p. 214)
- Index (p. 218)