Civilizing the economy : a new economics of provision / by Marvin T. Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Marvin T., 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Production (Economic theory).

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When a handful of people thrive while whole industries implode and millions suffer, it is clear that something is wrong with our economy. The wealth of the few is disconnected from the misery of the many. In Civilizing the Economy, Marvin Brown traces the origin of this economics of dissociation to early capitalism, showing how this is illustrated in Adam Smith's denial of the central role of slavery in wealth creation. In place of the Smithian economics of property, Brown proposes that we turn to the original meaning of economics as household management. He presents a new framework for the global economy that reframes its purpose as the making of provisions instead of the accumulation of property. This bold new vision establishes the civic sphere as the platform for organizing an inclusive economy and as a way to move toward a more just and sustainable world.

Contents:

pt. 1. Creating a new economic framework

pt. 2. The civic option

pt. 3. A civic view of labor, land, and money

pt. 4. Civilizing economic systems

pt. 5. A civic agenda.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-261) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-84671-1

1-107-20908-0

1-282-56085-9

9786612560859

0-511-84473-5

0-511-71374-6

0-511-71500-5

0-511-71291-X

0-511-71624-9

0-511-72305-9

OCLC:

630536294