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100 1 _aAsimakopoulos, John.
245 1 0 _aSocial structures of direct democracy :
_bon the political economy of equality /
_cby John Asimakopoulos.
264 1 _aLeiden ;
_aBoston :
_bBrill,
_c2014.
300 _a1 online resource (pages)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aStudies in critical social sciences,
_x1573-4234 ;
_vv. 68
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tPreliminary Material --
_tIntroduction --
_tTheory, Praxis, and Change --
_tRelations of Authority --
_tMaterial Relations --
_tSocial Structure --
_tConclusion: No Islands of Egalitarianism in a Sea of Inequality --
_tAfterword: What Can Grow in the Graveyard for Orthodoxies? /
_rRichard Gilman-Opalsky --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex.
506 _aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520 _aNeoliberalism has pushed capitalism to its limits, hollowing out global economies and lives in the process, while people have no voice. John Asimakopoulos addresses the problem with a theory to practice model that reconciles Marxism, with its diverse radical currents, and democratic theory. Social Structures of Direct Democracy develops a political economy of structural equality in large-scale society making strong empirical arguments for radical transformation. Key concepts include filling positions of political and economic authority (e.g., legislatures and corporate boards) with randomly selected citizens leaving the demos as the executive. Asimakopoulos shows that an egalitarian society leads to greater innovation, sustainable economic growth, and positive social benefits in contrast to economies based on individualism, competition, and inequality.
650 0 _aDirect democracy.
650 0 _aEquality.
650 0 _aSocial structure.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tSocial Structures of Direct Democracy: On the Political Economy of Equality
_dLeiden, Boston : BRILL, 2014,
_z9789004262720
830 0 _aStudies in Critical Social Sciences
_v68.
830 0 _aSocial Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262508.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004262751
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