Philosophy for a Fair Society

✍ Scribed by Michael Hudson, Kris Feder, G. J. Miller

• Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 172
• Series: Georgist Paradigm series
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

With the eclipse of the New Right, politicians now admit that society is in crisis. Something must be done, but, explain the authors, governments will fail again unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy that is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution. This book investigates the roots of the problem, both historically and theoretically. Dr Michael Hudson draws on archaeology and history, from Bronze Age Mesopotamia through Rome to Byzantium, to show how a destructive virus crept into the body politic. This led to a breakdown in man's relation to the environment and divided society into a wealthy ruling oligarchy and an impoverished majority.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover
Copyright
Contents
Prologue The Archaeology of Economic Collapse: A 4000 Year Perspective
Land Monopolization, Fiscal Crises and Clean Slate "Jubilee" Proclamations in Antiquity
The Health and Wealth of the Nation: A Critique of the Welfare State
Public Finance and the Co-operative Society
About the Authors Page
Index Page
Back Cover