The Dilemmas of Social Democracies: Overcoming Obstacles to a More Just World

The Dilemmas of Social Democracies seeks to advance the eradication of poverty and the ethical construction of social democracy and sustainable peace. Howard Richards and Joanna Swanger argue that the reason that capitalism resists transformation and that social democracy is so hard to achieve is because of the philosophical and institutional underpinnings―the constitutive rules―of capitalism; the book therefore explores the historical origins of these rules, their implications for blocking progress toward social justice, and how they can be improved.

Business & Money

Richards, Howard

Swanger, Joanna

Economics

Lexington Books

The Dilemmas of Social Democracies seeks to advance the eradication of poverty and the ethical construction of social democracy and sustainable peace. Howard Richards and Joanna Swanger argue that the reason that capitalism resists transformation and that social democracy is so hard to achieve is because of the philosophical and institutional underpinnings_the constitutive rules_of capitalism; the book therefore explores the historical origins of these rules, their implications for blocking progress toward social justice, and how they can be improved.

Letters from Quebec

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

E. Chapin

Twelve Things We Can Do Every Day for World Peace and Justice 1. Use less fossil fuel 2. Reduce, reuse, and recycle. 3. Support one or more people who cannot (or cannot fully) support themselves. 4. Think of work not as a job but as opportunities for service. 5. Process inner anger by following a spiritual path or getting some form of therapy. 6. Learn and practice techniques of nonviolent communication and constructive conflict resolution. 7. Cultivate an organic garden. 8. Treat property and possessions as held in trust for the benefit of others. 9. Find the good points, not the bad points, in other people's religions, and in their non-religious ethical philosophies. 10. Participate in extended families, family-like communities (e.g. a church), and in multi-generational recreational activities. 11. Buy union-made and environment-friendly goods from cooperative, farmers market, nonprofit, public sector, socially responsible, and locally owned enterprises. 12. Meditate and study about world peace and justice, and then add to, or subtract from, this list.

Understanding the Global Economy

Peace Education Books

Letters from Quebec: A Philosophy for Peace and Justice

International Scholars Publications

Intl Scholars Pubns

"Here then is a book that gently, persistently and, I think, solidly makes a case for incorporating Gandhi's insights into mainstream economics. Gandhi and the Future of Economics is not meant to be a research study of Gandhian economics. It is rather that kind of felicitous publication that breathes new life into a known theme, and, in doing so, brings out its implications for praxis. Even better is the fact that it does all this in dialogue with a set of contemporary thinkers and actors from the Indian sub-continent ..." (from Ivo Coelho's preface)

Gandhi and the Future of Economics

Dignity Press

This book critiques not just neoliberal economics but also the fundamental separation among humans that all economic theories presuppose. Excessive reliance on economic assumptions and practices has created a world bent on self-destruction while serving the true interests of no one. 
This book celebrates community-based approaches now blossoming on all continents. Unbounded organizing, together with moral and ethical realism, offers a field-tested philosophy and methodology to provide dignity for all while nurturing the biosphere.

Economic Theory and Community Development: Why putting community first is essential to our survival

Andersson, Gavin

World Dignity University Press

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