Originally published in 1988, this is the first systematic account of the writings of Hungarian dissidents and former students of George Lukacs, collectively known as the 'Budapest School'. Dr. Brown demonstrates the importance of their work in contributing to a logically consistent yet realistic theory of socialist mixed economies, and genuine radical democracies. The Budapest Schoool's model of radical democracy represents a critique of both industrial capitalism and existing socialist systems, with immediate political as well as philosophical importance. Dr. Brown is particularly concerned to draw out its significance for the practical realities of political economy, and the logical implications for desirable reform of Western mixed economies.

Towards a Radical Democracy: The Political Economy of the Budapest School

Politics & Social Sciences

Brown, Douglas M.

Politics & Government

Unwin Hyman

Introduction to urban economics

Academic Press

In today's culture of insatiable freedom, many believe that to be human is to be an insatiable self-actualizer. Yet insatiable is not sustainable. In order to solve today's crisis of environmental sustainability--and human sustainability--we must let go of our obsession to constantly be more. The desire to have all that we can have comes, Brown argues, from a cultural norm that has evolved to become an economic, social, and moral imperative-that To Be is to achieve more, improve more, and insatiably have more, to the point of planetary extinction.
Incorporating the views of classic scholars--Aristotle, J. S. Mill, Marx, Thorstein Veblen--into his own unique interpretation, Brown traces human history from the earliest hunters and gatherers through the emergence of capitalism and the evolution to today's insatiable self and the culture of insatiable freedom. In conclusion, Brown argues cogently for the creation of a culture of sustainability, offering practical ways to achieve this goal.

Insatiable Is Not Sustainable

Business & Money

Economics

Praeger

Towards a Radical Democracy (Routledge Revivals): The Political Economy of the Budapest School

Towards A Radical Democracy (Routledge Revivals): The Political Economy of the Budapest School

Sociology

Routledge

Market Rules: Economic Union Reform and Intergovernmental Policy-Making in Australia and Canada

Brown argues that internal barriers to trade and competition in these countries were significant obstacles to competition in the global economy and shows that the old market rules were rooted in longstanding political and regional compromises. He describes the process of detailed and difficult intergovernmental collaboration required for the EU, and now Canada and Australia, to produce new market rules. The resulting reforms created new regimes that provide deeper and broader national economic integration in Canada and Australia than in the EU. The new rules entrench neo-liberal values, retaining some room for diversity and flexibility for equity goals. Built on a careful analysis of the differences and similarities in political economy, constitutional design, federal culture, and history of intergovernmental relations in Canada and Australia, Market Rules provides fresh evidence that federal states can be strong and autonomous in the global society, while underscoring the conditions for effective collaboration that make this sustainable. Rich in detail, broad in scope, Market Rules makes a significant contribution to knowledge about federalism and economic policy-making in the era of globalization.

Institute of Intergovernmental Relations

The comparative studies in this volume examine the constitutionaldistribution of exclusive and shared powers and responsibilities amongthe national and constituent governments of Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Spain, Switzerland, and theUnited States. Contributors examine the reasons behind each country'ssystem of power distribution, how it works, changes over time, successes or failures, and future trends in the allocation and sharing ofpowe

Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries (Global Dialogue on Federalism Booklet Series) (Volume 2)

Watts, Ronald L.

Majeed, Akhtar

McGill-Queen's University Press

The comparative studies in this volume examine the distribution of exclusive and shared powers and responsibilities among the national and constituent governments in 11 diverse federal countries.

Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities in Federal Countries (Volume 2) (Global Dialogue on Federalism Series)

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States and Provinces in the International Economy (North American Federalism Project, Vol 2)

Univ of California Inst of

<div>Robert Young (1950-2017) was professor of political science and Canada Research Chair in Multilevel Governance recipient at University of Western Ontario.</div>

Canada: The State of the Federation 1992 (Volume 4)

Young, Robert A.

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