Democracy Realized: The Progressive Alternative

326 Pages·1998·7.69 MB·English

by  Roberto Mangabeira Unger

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CONTENTS
I AN ARGUMENT 1
DEMOCRATIC EXPERIMENTALISM IN TROUBLE 3
WHAT ISD EMOCRATIC EXPERIMENTALISM? 5
Practipcraolg reasnsdi ndivideumaaln cipation 5
Democraetxipce rimentaanldio srmd inapreyo ple 10
Institutiinonnoavla tion 16
Falsnee cessaintday l ternaptliuvrea lisms 20
Plaonf t heb ook 27
VANGUARDS AND REARGUARDS 30
Thei deoaf t heh ierarcdhiisctarli bouftp iroond uction 30
Vanguardpirsotd uctdieofinn ed 32
Fourt ypicsailt uations 35
Compensatoirno gv ercomtihnegd ivisbieotnw een
vanguaarndd r earguard 40
THREE PROGRAMS FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF FIRMS 41
Them anagerpiraolg raomfi ndustrreinaolv ation 41
Thes ocial-demorcersaptoincs e 44
Ther adical-demaolctreartniact ive 48
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NEOLIBERALISM AND ITSD ISCONTENTS 52
Neoliberadleifisnme d 52
Fromt hem icrtoo t hem acrof;r omt her iccho untrtiote hse
worladt l arge 58
Thef alnseec essoifct oym parataidvvea ntage 63
Theu nstabrleel atbieotnw eenne olibeecroanlo miacnsd
neolibpeorlailt ics 6 7
Thes earfcohra lternattoin veeosl iberianlt ihserm i ch
countries 72
Thes earfcohar l ternattoin veeosl iberianlt ihsem
developcionugn tries 79
Thes eatosfr esistatnhcele a:r gmea rginalciozuendt ries 84
Natiorneablea llniidon nt ernoartgiaonniazla tion8 4
Russia 89
China 105
Brazil 112
A PROGRESSIVE ALTERNATIVE 133
Two stagoefsa na lternative 133
Thee arlpyr ogratma:x atisoanv,i nagn,di nvestment 139
Taxatrieodne signed 139
Pensrieofonr m 148
Savianngpd r oduction 150
Thee arlpyr ograwma:g easn dw elfare 163
Redistrsiobcpuiotalilaiv nceidy n stitiuntnioovnaatli o1n6 3
Thpea rticoifwp aagtieinnso a nt iionncaolm e 169
Frecea piatnuadnfrl e lea btohrie:n terncaotnitooeftnx hatel
committmohe enitgt hhtweea ngt ea fkreo nma tional1 75i ncome
Soceinatli tlaenmsdeo ncaticsat li on 182
Thee arlpyr ogracmo:o rdinadteicoenn tralized 187
Twot astkhsme:o biliozfsa atviifoonrnig nsv esatnmtdeh net
difufsioofvn a nguardist practices1 87
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Antiexperimiellnutsailoinsst 188
Examplaensdw arningnsa:t iognoavle rnmeanntdfs a mily
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Examplaensdw arningsst:r atceogoircd inaantdhi aornd
staitneN so rtEha sAts ia 191
Examplaensdw arninignsd:u strial reiontr hgreai ncihz ation
countries 197
Economviacn guarrdeiosrmi ented 199
Thee arlpyr ografmr:o md emocraetdiucc attioos no cial
inheritance 204
Thel atperro grarme:d istriabnudta inotni dualism 206
Earlya ndl atperro grraemdse fined 206
Ther edistrsiibduet ive 207
Thea ntidusailidset 210
Thel atperro graamd :e ependeedm ocraacnyda n
emancipastcohroyo l 212
Thec onstitutoifao cncaelliesprmoa ltietdi cs 213
Theh eighteonfp ionlgi tpiacratli cipation 217
Thei ndepenodregnatn izoaftc iiovni l society 220
Thes chool 229
Thet ripglaem bloefd emocraetxipce rimentalism 235
Prograanmdr isk 235
Ther isokfi nstabsitlriotpnyog:l itwiecasgk,r oups 237
Ther isokff ailiunar gee nctyh:me i ssaignegno tfi nclusive
politics 240
Ther isokfc onflbiecttw epeenr sonneaeald n dt hdee mands
ofd emocratchiyed: e oaflp ersonality 246
BEYOND INSTITUTIONS 252
Nationaalnidsi mn stitutional change 252
Thep olitaincdat lh ep ersonal 254
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II A MANIFESTO 261
THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT
AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF ELECTORAL POLITICS 263
Firstth esOins :t heh istoorfdy e mocraitnisct itutions2 64
Secontdh esOins :t hec onstitutional aorfr angements
government 264
Thirtdh esOins :t her eorganizoafet lieocnt oproalli tics 265
THE ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL SOCIETAYN D THE
PROTECTION OF RIGHTS 266
Fourtthh esOins :t hec onceptoiffo unn damenrtiaglh ts 266
Fiftthh esOins :t hep rotectoiffo unn damenrtiaglh ts 268
Sixtthh esOins :t hel egoarlg anizaotfci iovnsi olc iety 269
THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND OF THE
ECONOMY 271
Seventthhe sOins :p ublfiinca ncaen dt het axs ystem 271
Eightthh esOins :t her eforomft hep roductsiyosnt eamn d
ofi trse lattioot nh es tate 272
Nintthh esOins :p roperrtiyg hts 273
DEMOCRACY AND THE LEFT 275
Tentthh esOins :w hati tm eantso b ep rogrestsoidvaey 275
Eleventthhe sOins :t hei nterpretoaftt hiedo enm ocratic
cause 276
Twelftthhe sOins :t hes ocibaals oef t hep rogrespsairvtei e2s7 6
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Thirteetnhtehs Oins t:h ef ocuosfi nstituitninoonvaalt ion
andi deologciocnafllii cntt h ew orld 277
AN APPENDIX ON SAVING AND INVESTMENT
ZhiyuCauni 279
PROPER-NAMES INDEX 289
THEMATIC INDEX 291