Socioeconomic Democracy: An Advanced Socioeconomic System

Socioeconomic Democracy: An Advanced Socioeconomic System

by Robley E. George
Socioeconomic Democracy: An Advanced Socioeconomic System

Socioeconomic Democracy: An Advanced Socioeconomic System

by Robley E. George

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Overview

George offers a direct and powerful challenge to the fatal shortcomings of virtually all currently dominant economic paradigms, including those of capitalism, socialism, communism, and so-called mixed economies. The alternative socioeconomic democracy, and advanced theoretical model in which there is some form of universal guaranteed income as well as a limit to maximum allowable personal wealth, combined with a realistic degree of human flexibility based on public choice theory.

Arguing that such a procedure would allow a society to democratically control the extreme limits of material wealth and poverty, the author forecasts that such a system will create strong economic incentives while reducing the present undesirable and expensive social problems associated with the maldistribution of wealth. This innovative book will be of interest to scholars and others interested in exploring ways to strengthen democracy while improving economic systems around the world.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780275973759
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 06/30/2002
Series: Praeger Studies on the 21st Century
Pages: 328
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

ROBLEY E.GEORGE is the founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Societies, and is the author of numerous articles and several books.

Table of Contents

Forethought
Preface
Introduction
Socioeconomic Democracy: The Theoretical Model
Universal Guaranteed Personal Income
Maximum Allowable Personal Wealth
Democracy
Societal Variations
Justifications
Socioeconomic Democracy and Islam
Incentive and Self-Interest
Practical Approximations
Financial Benefits and Costs
Physical Realizability, Feasibility and Implementation
Ramifications
Appendix - Exercises for the Interested
Bibliography
Index

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