Capitalism and social progress: the future of society in a global economy

"Why, when America and Britain are wealthier than ever, do millions of children live in poverty, neighborhoods want for basic amenities, and the middle classes fear for their families, jobs, and futures? The historical legacy of the "golden era" and the ideology of market individualis...

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Main Authors: Brown, Phillip, Lauder, Hugh
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke 2001
Palgrave Macmillan
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183853124919010359-Capitalism-and-social-progress.htm
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Summary:"Why, when America and Britain are wealthier than ever, do millions of children live in poverty, neighborhoods want for basic amenities, and the middle classes fear for their families, jobs, and futures? The historical legacy of the "golden era" and the ideology of market individualism are obsessions that the New Democrats in America and the New Labour in Britain have failed to exercise. Yet the forces of knowledge-driven capitalism provide an unprecedented opportunity to build societies more equitably based on the individual and collective intelligence of all. Capitalism and Social Progress shows how this change can be achieved. "
Physical Description:338 p.
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