- 2005/289 pages
- A Kumarian Press Book
A Civil Republic:
Beyond Capitalism and Nationalism
Paperback: $27.50
ISBN: 978-1-56549-199-1
Severyn T. Bruyn argues that—in a world of injustice, ecological destruction, violence and instability, weapons of mass destruction, and the rise of authoritarian government—our ability to craft a secure future lies in creating a "civil republic."
Bruyn envisions a system of governance that merges core human values of civil society into a political economy that has reigned supreme since the end of the Cold War. He sees a world in which religious institutions, health-care systems, businesses, media, and governments could support values of honesty, justice, and public health rather than stand subservient to corporate interests and those of markets and nation-states. He explores ways to implement a new model—one of public policy that builds a civil society beyond the conventions of capitalism and nationalism.
Also of interest:
The Myth of the Free Market: The Role of the State in a Capitalist Economy by Mark A. Martinez
Bruyn envisions a system of governance that merges core human values of civil society into a political economy that has reigned supreme since the end of the Cold War. He sees a world in which religious institutions, health-care systems, businesses, media, and governments could support values of honesty, justice, and public health rather than stand subservient to corporate interests and those of markets and nation-states. He explores ways to implement a new model—one of public policy that builds a civil society beyond the conventions of capitalism and nationalism.
Also of interest:
The Myth of the Free Market: The Role of the State in a Capitalist Economy by Mark A. Martinez
