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Citizens vs. Markets: How Civil Society is Rethinking the Economy in a Time of Crises book cover

1st Edition

Citizens vs. Markets How Civil Society is Rethinking the Economy in a Time of Crises

Edited By Lorenzo Fioramonti, Ekkehard Thümler Copyright 2014
130 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge
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After an apparent temporary relief, the financial crisis is back full steam. The ‘double dip’ has turned into a full-blown meltdown of financial markets, public budgets and, by and large, democratic accountability. This global crisis is a fundamental wake-up call: a signal that our conventional political economy and, perhaps, the very foundations of our societies need a serious rethink.... Read more

1. Introduction – Accountability, democracy and sustainability: what role for civil society?  Lorenzo Fioramonti, University of Pretoria (South Africa) and Ekkehard Thuemler, University of Heidelberg (Germany)

Part 1 – Explaining the crisis: three approaches

2. Civil society and global finance: lack of voice and public accountability  Jan Aart Scholte, University of Warwick (UK)

3. Democracy lost: the global financial crisis and the failure of neo-liberalism  Mario Pianta, University of Urbino (Italy)

4. Rethinking the role of the economy and the nature of money  Tony Greenham, New Economics Foundation (UK)

Part 2 – What civil society? What response?

5. The role of civil society in holding financial powers accountable  Thierry Philipponat, Finance Watch (Belgium)

6. The occupy movement and the framing of the financial crisis in the public sphere  Thomas Kern and Sang-hiu Nam, University of Heidelberg (Germany)

7. What is Degrowth? From an activist slogan to a social movement  Federico Demaria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)

8. Conclusion: Civil society and the future of our societies  Lorenzo Fioramonti, University of Pretoria (South Africa) and Ekkehard Thuemler, University of Heidelberg (Germany)

Biography

Lorenzo Fioramonti is Jean Monnet Chair in Regional Integration and Governance Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pretoria (South Africa), where he directs the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation.Ekkehard Thümler is Project Director at the Centre for Social Investment of Heidelberg University (Germany).

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