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Philosophy for a Fair Society

By Michael Hudson , Kris Feder , G. J. Miller

Book information

Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn
Year
1994
ISBN
0856831611, 085683159X, 9780856831591, 9780856833861
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5344975 bytes)
Series
Georgist Paradigm series
Pages
169\172
Time added
2021-07-15 15:29:46

Description

With the eclipse of the New Right, politicians now admit that society is in crisis. Something must be done, but, explain the authors, governments will fail again unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy that is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution. This book investigates the roots of the problem, both historically and theoretically. Dr Michael Hudson draws on archaeology and history, from Bronze Age Mesopotamia through Rome to Byzantium, to show how a destructive virus crept into the body politic. This led to a breakdown in man's relation to the environment and divided society into a wealthy ruling oligarchy and an impoverished majority. Front Cover Copyright Contents Prologue The Archaeology of Economic Collapse: A 4000 Year Perspective Land Monopolization, Fiscal Crises and Clean Slate "Jubilee" Proclamations in Antiquity The Health and Wealth of the Nation: A Critique of the Welfare State Public Finance and the Co-operative Society About the Authors Page Index Page Back Cover

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