The Political Economy of Civil Society and Human Rights Paperback / softback
by Gary B. Madison
Part of the Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought series
Paperback / softback
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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 economies and societies in Eastern Europe and around the world.
Providing a systematic analysis of the multi-faceted notion of civil society, this book shows in detail how the three main orders of civil society - the moral-cultural, the political, and the economic - constitute 'spheres of autonomy'.
At the same time, it illustrates how these different orders are closely interrelated and interact in a synergetic manner.
A unique feature of this study is the way in which the author demonstrates how the logic of the various orders of civil society is, in a way appropriate to the distinct nature of each order, a logic of communicative rationality.
The work concludes by arguing that the only sure way of achieving international justice is by the construction of civil society world-wide.
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- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:01/06/2016
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- ISBN:9781138978737
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:01/06/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781138978737
