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The new democratic economy: an imaginary and real alternative

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posted on 2023-06-09, 20:39 authored by Luke MartellLuke Martell
An alternative economy is being built in the UK and beyond. It comes out of radical imagination, yet is material and real and draws on but breaks with previous paradigms. It is complex, detailed and practical, based in pluralities, governmental and civil society, political and eco- nomic, and in its regenerative capacities can appeal across the political spectrum. People are talking about it and doing it, from local govern- ments, to think tanks, academics, and national political parties, moving beyond globalisation and neoliberalism. But can something localised avoid parochialism and competition, represent the interests of the public as a whole and work nationally and beyond? Will the alternative econ- omy’s embeddedness across institutions and via plural actors protect it from reversal? Can the democratic economy survive as an imagine-and- do, not just imagining, approach?

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transcript Verlag

Volume

210

Page range

139-156

Pages

180.0

Book title

Imagined economies, real fictions: new perspectives on economic thinking in Britain

Place of publication

Bielefeld

ISBN

9783837648812

Series

Culture and Theory

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First

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  • Sociology and Criminology Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Editors

Gesa Stedman, Jessica Fischer

Legacy Posted Date

2020-02-19

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2020-02-19

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2020-02-19

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