Foundational Economy : The infrastructure of everyday life / The Foundational Economy Collective.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

The Foundational Economy Collective, Author.

The Foundational Economy Collective, author.

Series:

Manchester Capitalism Series

Manchester Capitalism

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.) ill

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Privatisation, market choice, outsourcing: these are the watchwords that have shaped policy in numerous democratic states in the last generation. The end result is the degradation of the foundational economy. The foundational economy encompasses the material infrastructure at the foundation of civilised life - things like water pipes and sewers - and the providential services like education, health care and care for the old which are at the base of any civilised life. This book shows how these services were built up in the century between 1880 and 1980 so that they were collectively paid for, collectively delivered and collectively consumed. This system of provision has been undermined in the age of privatisation and outsourcing. The book describes the principles that should guide renewal of the foundational economy and the initiatives which could begin to put these principles into practice.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Nov 2023)

ISBN:

9781526158727

1526158728

9781526133984

1526133989

OCLC:

1467877775