Why the Third Way Failed: Economics, Morality and the Origins of the "Big Society"

Why the Third Way Failed: Economics, Morality and the Origins of the "Big Society"
ISBN-10
1847426565
ISBN-13
9781847426567
Category
Political Science
Pages
228
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Policy Press
Author
Bill Jordan

Description

In the wake of the economic crash, public policy is in search of a new moral compass. This book explains why the Third Way's combination of market-friendly and abstract, value-led principles left an empty space in collective life, how the `Big Society' idea seeks to fill this, and what is needed for an adequate future political and moral project. It criticises the economic analysis on which the Third Way approach to policy was founded and suggests an alternative to its legalistic and managerial basis for the regulation of social relations. This insightful and progressive book proposes new ways to link public policies with the lived experiences of individuals and communities, and to make the power of governments and corporations accountable to citizens.

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