Foundational Economy: The infrastructure of everyday life (Manchester Capitalism)

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Synopsis
Privatisation, market choice, outsourcing: these are the watchwords that have shaped policy in numerous democratic states in the last generation. The end result is the degradation of the foundational economy. The foundational economy encompasses the material infrastructure at the foundation of civilised life – things like water pipes and sewers – and the providential services like education, health care and care for the old which are at the base of any civilised life. This book shows how these services were built up in the century between 1880 and 1980 so that they were collectively paid for, collectively delivered and collectively consumed. This system of provision has been undermined in the age of privatisation and outsourcing. The book describes the principles that should guide renewal of the foundational economy and the initiatives which could begin to put these principles into practice.
Copyright:
2018

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
208 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781526133984
Related ISBNs:
9781526134004, 9781526133991
Publisher:
Manchester University Press
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Copyrighted By:
Julie Froud, Sukhdev Johal, Michael Moran, Angelo Salento and Karel Williams
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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