The Good Society

Author : Walter Lippmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 402 pages
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Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351482080

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The Good Society is a critical text in the history of liberalism. Initially a series of articles published in a variety of Lippmann's favorite magazines, as the whole evolved, it became a frontal assault against totalitarian tendencies within American society. Lippmann took to task those who sought to improve the lot of mankind by undoing the work of their predecessors and by undermining movements in which men struggle to be free. This book is a strong indictment of programs of reform that are at odds with the liberal tradition, and it is critical of those who ask people to choose between security and liberty.The Good Society falls naturally into two segments. In the first, Lippmann shows the errors and common fallacies of faith in government as the solution to all problems. He says, "from left to right, from communist to conservative. They all believe the same fundamental doctrine. All the philosophies go into battle singing the same tune with slightly different words." In the second part of the book, Lippmann offers reasons why liberalism lost sight of its purpose and suggests the first principles on which it can flourish again.Lippmann argues that liberalism's revival is inevitable because no other system of government can work, given the kind of economic world mankind seeks. He did not write The Good Society to please adherents of any political ideology. Lippmann challenges all philosophies of government, and yet manages to present a positive program. Bewildered liberals and conservatives alike will find this work a successful effort to synthesize a theory of liberalism with the practice of a strong democracy. Gary Dean Best has provided the twenty-first century reader a clear-eyed context for interpreting Lippmann's defense of classical liberalism.The Good Society is the eleventh in a series of books written by Walter Lippmann reissued by Transaction with new introductions and in a paperback format. As

Author : Robert Bellah,Richard Madsen,Steve Tipton,William Sullivan,Ann Swidler
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780307787927

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THE GOOD SOCIETY examines how many of our institutions- from the family to the government itself- fell from grace, and offers concrete proposals for revitalizing them.

Author : Vee Hendro,Hayley Gordon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0648150526

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Good Society by Vee Hendro,Hayley Gordon Pdf

Good Society is a tabletop roleplaying game where you create an Austen novel with your friends.

Author : Robert J. Shiller
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400846177

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Finance and the Good Society by Robert J. Shiller Pdf

Nobel Prize-winning economist explains why we need to reclaim finance for the common good The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. New York Times best-selling economist Robert Shiller is no apologist for the sins of finance—he is probably the only person to have predicted both the stock market bubble of 2000 and the real estate bubble that led up to the subprime mortgage meltdown. But in this important and timely book, Shiller argues that, rather than condemning finance, we need to reclaim it for the common good. He makes a powerful case for recognizing that finance, far from being a parasite on society, is one of the most powerful tools we have for solving our common problems and increasing the general well-being. We need more financial innovation—not less—and finance should play a larger role in helping society achieve its goals. Challenging the public and its leaders to rethink finance and its role in society, Shiller argues that finance should be defined not merely as the manipulation of money or the management of risk but as the stewardship of society's assets. He explains how people in financial careers—from CEO, investment manager, and banker to insurer, lawyer, and regulator—can and do manage, protect, and increase these assets. He describes how finance has historically contributed to the good of society through inventions such as insurance, mortgages, savings accounts, and pensions, and argues that we need to envision new ways to rechannel financial creativity to benefit society as a whole. Ultimately, Shiller shows how society can once again harness the power of finance for the greater good.

Author : John Friedmann
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1982-08-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0262560240

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This is an authoritative and comprehensive vision of molecular cell biology. Advances in our knowledge of how cells work has driven the discipline to the point where we understand the cell at new levels of complexity such as larger signalling complexes in cells, and cells interacting with other cells. To present this new view of molecular cell biology and the accompanying advances in experimental technology, the fifth edition shows exciting developments in cell birth, lineage and death expanded coverage of signalling systems within the whole cell/organism and expanded coverage of metabolism and movement of lipids. In addition, new pedagogy includes research questions by looking at real experimental data in analysing the data problems and updated perspectives for the future at the end of each chapter, which explore potential applications of future discoveries and unanswered questions that lie ahead for researchers.

Author : John Kenneth Galbraith
Publisher : HMH
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780547349572

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The legendary economist explains how a nation can remain both compassionate and fiscally sound, with “common sense raised to the level of genius” (The New Yorker). This compact, eloquent book offers a blueprint for a workable national agenda that allows for human weakness without compromising a humane culture. Arguing that it is in the best interest of the United States to avoid excessive wealth and income inequality, and to safeguard the well-being of its citizens, he explores how the goal of a good society can be achieved in an economically feasible way. Touching on topics from regulation, inflation, and deficits to education, the environment, bureaucracy, and the military, Galbraith avoids purely partisan or rigid ideological politics—instead addressing practical problems with logic and well-thought-out principles. “Carefully reasoned . . . the pragmatically liberal Galbraith [argues] that both socialism and complete surrender to market forces are irrelevant as guides to public action.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : William F. Schulz,Sushma Ramen
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780674245778

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The Coming Good Society by William F. Schulz,Sushma Ramen Pdf

“Challenge[s] all of us to think deeply about what kind of society we and our children and our children’s children will want to live in.” (Margaret L. Huang, former Executive Director, Amnesty International USA) A rights revolution is under way. Today the range of nonhuman entities thought to deserve rights is exploding. Changes in norms and circumstances require the expansion of rights: What new rights, for example, are needed if we understand gender to be nonbinary? Does living in a corrupt state violate our rights? When biotechnology is used to change genetic code, whose rights might be violated? What rights, if any, protect our privacy from the intrusions of sophisticated surveillance techniques? Drawing on their vast experience as human rights advocates, William Schulz and Sushma Raman challenge us to think hard about how rights evolve with changing circumstances, and what rights will look like ten, twenty, or fifty years from now. The Coming Good Society details the many frontiers of rights today and the debates surrounding them. Schulz and Raman equip us with the tools to engage the present and future of rights so that we understand their importance and know where we stand. “Thoughtful and provocative.” —Human Rights Quarterly “[A] trail-blazing map through the new frontiers of rights . . . downright riveting.” —Gloucester Times “An accessible primer for anyone who wishes to understand the current limitations in our notions of rights and the future challenges for which we must prepare.” —Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights “Schulz and Raman outline brilliantly where [human rights] growth may take rights in the generations to come.” ―Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Author : Walter Lippmann
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0343218690

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Andrew Bard Schmookler
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-05-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0262264536

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Debating the Good Society by Andrew Bard Schmookler Pdf

Debating the Good Society probes two questions lying at the heart of the ongoing culture war incontemporary America: Where does goodness come from, and how is goodsocial order to be achieved? Through the ingenious means of a fictional Internet conversation among two dozen or so Americans from various walks of life and every shade of the ideological spectrum, Debating the Good Society probes two questions lying at the heart of the ongoing culture war in contemporary America: Where does goodness come from, and how is good social order to be achieved? Traditionalists and conservatives, who tend to view human nature as inherently sinful, argue that good order must be imposed from above, by parental authority and ruling powers, by the forces of law and tradition, and, ultimately, by God. Counterculturalists and liberals, who tend to believe in the inherent goodness of human nature, claim that well-supported children will develop into well-ordered adults and that adults empowered to make their own choices will form a healthy, well-ordered society. These opposing visions underlie a host of current controversies, including philosophies of child-rearing and education, social and political policy, sexual morality, and the evolution-creation debate. By exposing the limitations of both points of view, Andrew Bard Schmookler shows how the culture war presents a challenge to all Americans. This challenge is to integrate the half-truths advanced by both sides into a higher wisdom, one that promises to take the American experiment—to see whether humans can enjoy both the blessings of liberty and the fruits of good order—to the next level of its evolution, toward which it has been straining for the better part of a century.

Author : Henrik Christoffersen,Michelle Beyeler,Reiner Eichenberger,Peter Nannestad,Martin Paldam
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642372384

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The Good Society by Henrik Christoffersen,Michelle Beyeler,Reiner Eichenberger,Peter Nannestad,Martin Paldam Pdf

Denmark and Switzerland are small and successful countries with exceptionally content populations. However, they have very different political institutions and economic models. They have followed the general tendency in the West toward economic convergence, but both countries have managed to stay on top. They both have a strong liberal tradition, but otherwise their economic strategies are a welfare state model for Denmark and a safe haven model for Switzerland. The Danish welfare state is tax-based, while the expenditures for social welfare are insurance-based in Switzerland. The political institutions are a multiparty unicameral system in Denmark, and a permanent coalition system with many referenda and strong local government in Switzerland. Both approaches have managed to ensure smoothly working political power-sharing and economic systems that allocate resources in a fairly efficient way. To date, they have also managed to adapt the economies to changes in the external environment with a combination of stability and flexibility.

Author : Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Campbell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Etiquette
ISBN : NYPL:33433075929509

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Etiquette of Good Society by Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Campbell Pdf

Author : Alan Draper,Ansil Ramsay
Publisher : Pearson Higher Ed
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781292014968

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The Good Society by Alan Draper,Ansil Ramsay Pdf

Combining thematic and country approaches to show students what comparative politics is really about, The Good Society organizes itself around a key question–why are some countries better than others at improving their citizens’ lives? This brief survey offers a focused look at political institutions and uses in-depth country studies to compare how different institutional arrangements yield different political results. By concentrating on how politics affects citizens’ lives, The Good Society offers a uniquely relevant introduction to comparative politics that goes to the heart of the field and helps students develop a critical point-of-view.

Author : John P. Burke,Lawrence Crocker,Lyman H. Legters
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0521173949

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Marxism and the Good Society by John P. Burke,Lawrence Crocker,Lyman H. Legters Pdf

These 1981 essays examine the problems that have arisen from attempts to implement Marx's critical theory, to which the concept of the good society is central. As long as socialist regimes continue to invoke Marx, they subject themselves to the norms contained within Marx's understanding of freedom in a community.

Author : William S. Hamrick
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791489147

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Kindness and the Good Society by William S. Hamrick Pdf

A comprehensive account of human kindness.

Author : Barry Knight
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447340607

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Rethinking Poverty by Barry Knight Pdf

This book calls for a bold forward-looking social policy that addresses continuing austerity, under-resourced organisations and a lack of social solidarity. Based on a research programme by the Webb Memorial Trust, a key theme is power which shows that the way forward is to increase people’s sense of agency in building the society that they want.