1st Edition
The Political Economy of Civil Society and Human Rights
By Gary B. Madison
Copyright 1998
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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Madison uses the concept of civil society and his distinctive version of 'communicative rationality' to provide a closely-argued and robust defence of the neo-liberal political and economic tradition. Writing with considerable elegance and humour, the author draws on the hermeneutical and neo-pragmatist traditions, and on a diverse range of evidence and discussion, mainly concerning transitional... Read more
Introduction; 1 The idea of civil society, 2 A new threat to an old idea; 3 The moral-cultural order; 4 The political order; The economic order; Appendix On civil society and international justice; References
Biography
G.B.Madison is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at McMaster University, Canada, and has held positions at the universities of Paris and Toronto. He has edited three collections of philosophical essays and is the author of several books on political theory and contemporary European philosophy. He has written extensively on issues relating to economic methodology, globalization, and civil society.
