Progressive Capitalism - Couverture rigide

Sainsbury, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1849545294 ISBN 13 : 9781849545297

Editeur : Biteback Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The neoliberalism that has dominated economic thinking since Mrs Thatcher and Ronald Reagan first came to power is now seen to have serious flaws, and Progressive Capitalism seeks to replace it with a new, Progressive political economy. This is based on an analysis of why the growth rates of countries differ, and what firms have to do to achieve competitive advantage in today s global economy. The cornerstone of the political economy of Progressive Capitalism is a belief in capitalism. But it also incorporates the three defining beliefs of Progressive thinking. These are: the crucial role of institutions the need for the state to be involved in their design because conflicting interests have to be resolved and the use of social justice as an important measure of a country s economic performance. Social justice, defined as fairness, is used as a measure of performance in addition to the rate of economic growth and liberty. Progressive Capitalism shows how this new, Progressive political economy can be used by politicians and policymakers to produce a programme of economic reform for a country. It does this by analysing and proposing reforms for the UK s equity markets, its system of corporate governance, its national system of innovation and its education and training system. Finally, Progressive Capitalism describes the role the state should play in the economy, which it sees as an enabling one rather than the command-and-control stance of traditional socialism or the minimalist role of neoliberalism.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Sainsbury was Finance Director of J. Sainsbury plc 1973-1990, Deputy Chairman 1988-1992 and Chairman 1992-1998. He became Lord Sainsbury of Turville in October 1997 and served as Minister of Science and Innovation from July 1998 until November 2006. In 2007 he produced a report on the government's science and innovation policies entitled 'The Race to the Top'. He was a member of the Docklands Joint Committee 1978-1981, a member of the Committee of Review of the Post Office (Carter Committee) 1975-1977 and Chairman of the Governing Body of the London Business School 1991-1998. His political interests led to Lord Sainsbury acting as a Trustee of the Social Democratic Party 1982-1990 and a member of the IPPR Commission on Public Policy and British Business 1995-1997. He also founded and chairs the Institute for Government. He founded the Gatsby Charitable Foundation in 1967 and in 2003 he received, on behalf of the Sainsbury family, the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Philanthropy. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Chancellor of Cambridge University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Biteback Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849545294
• ISBN 13: 9781849545297
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible