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The Politics of the Common Good : Dispossession in Australia /

'The Earth is a Common Treasury', proclaimed the English Revolutionaries in the 1640s. Does the principle of the commons offer us ways to respond now to the increasingly destructive effects of neoliberalism? With insight, passion and an eye on history, Jane Goodall argues that as the ravag...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Goodall, Jane R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sydney, NSW : University of New South Wales Press : NewSouth, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:'The Earth is a Common Treasury', proclaimed the English Revolutionaries in the 1640s. Does the principle of the commons offer us ways to respond now to the increasingly destructive effects of neoliberalism? With insight, passion and an eye on history, Jane Goodall argues that as the ravages of neo-liberalism tear ever more deeply into the social fabric, the principle of the commons should be restored to the heart of our politics. She looks in particular at land and public institutions in Australia and elsewhere. Many ordinary citizens seem prepared to support governments that increase national debt while selling off publicly owned assets and cutting back on services. In developed countries, extreme poverty is becoming widespread yet we are told we have never been so prosperous. This important book calls for a radically different kind of economy, one that will truly serve the common good.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781742244501
1742244505
9781742248967
1742248969