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Myth of the Market

Promises and Illusions

Jeremy Seabrook




The majority of the people place their hope and faith in the mechanism of the market as the bearer of promise for the future, but the spreading of market values leads to social disintegration and the destruction of cultures.

A strong indictment of the market system. All the more timely with the recent moves in global trade.
Peace and Environment News

There are alternatives to the market, but unless we begin to resist the monetization of all human activity, they will be relegated to museums where, fittingly, you'll pay to see them.
Imprint

ECONOMICS
189 pages

Paperback ISBN: 1-895431-08-5 $18.99
Hardcover ISBN: 1-895431-09-3 $47.99

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THE MYTH OF THE MARKET Promises & Illusions Jeremy Seabrook "This book sets out a strong indictment of the market system. The argument is all the more timely with the recent moves in global trade. It serves as a good introduction to a complex topic." Peace & Environment News Description: No more efficient mechanism for bringing the planet to the edge of ruin could have been invented than the market economy. The spread of market values is leading to social disintegration in the West, and in the Third World to the destruction of the indigenous cultures that are the only surviving examples of how people can truly live in harmony with their environment. Seabrook argues that, if the rhetoric about a sustainable society is to be translated into practical politics, Greens in the West must stand up and resist the growing dictatorship of the market, with a passion and energy equal to that of the market system itself. Contents: The Myth of the Market. The Myth of Welfare. Dissecting the Social Market Economy. The Ideology of Common Sense. The Malignancy of Individualism. Crumbling Ideologies. From Dindoshi to Easterhouse. The Hopes of Easterhouse: Mobilizing the Poor. Marginalizing the Poor. Marketing the Wilderness. The Apotheosis of the Market Economy: McLean County. Market Analysis. Social Democracy and its Environment. Bypassing Sustainable Societies. Capitalism and the Inner Life. Conclusion. 189 pages . ISBN: 1-895431-08-5 $19.99