{"product_id":"civilizing-the-state-reclaiming-politics-for-the-common-good-paperback","title":"Civilizing the State: Reclaiming Politics for the Common Good - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Restakis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe liberal state is dead, long live the partner state\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the world, the liberal nation state is on its knees. Rising inequality, deep political polarization, and the pervasive power of corporations are tearing apart the social contract and threatening to crush democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivilizing the State \u003c\/em\u003etraces the history and development of the liberal state and its changing role from the enabler of capitalism to protector of citizen welfare, to its hollowing out and capture by corporate and elite interests rendering it unfit to address the compounding crises of inequality, injustice, ecological collapse, and loss of legitimacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor John Restakis explores citizen-powered alternatives and experiments in co-operation, deep democracy, solidarity economics, and commoning from Spain, India, the global peasant movement, and the emerging stateless democracy of Rojava rising from the wreckage of the Syrian civil war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final section views the current crisis as an opportunity to reimagine the state not as handmaid to predatory elites but as a \u003cem\u003epartner state \u003c\/em\u003ethat promotes equity, economic democracy, co-operation, and human thriving, driven by deep democracy and a fully sovereign civil society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncisive, penetrating, and inspirational, this is essential reading for all engaged citizens with a stake in co-creating a better future for all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs the liberal state fights for its life, is it time for the partner state? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShows how we can reclaim democracy and the commons and shape a future for the common good\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eVANDANA SHIVA\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eEarth Democracy and Oneness Vs. the 1% \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThoughtful, provocative, and hopeful\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eDAVID BOLLIER\u003c\/strong\u003e, co-author, \u003cem\u003eFree, Fair, and Alive\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eACROSS THE WORLD\u003c\/strong\u003e, the liberal nation state is on its knees. Rising inequality, deep political polarization, and the pervasive power of corporations are tearing apart the social contract and threatening to crush democracy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivilizing the State \u003c\/em\u003etraces the history and development of the liberal state and its changing role from the enabler of capitalism, to protector of citizen welfare, to its hollowing out and capture by corporate and elite interests, rendering it unfit to address the compounding crises of inequality, injustice, ecological collapse, and loss of legitimacy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthor John Restakis explores citizen-powered alternatives and experiments in co-operation, deep democracy, solidarity economics, and commoning from Spain, India, the global peasant movement, and the emerging stateless democracy of Rojava rising from the wreckage of the Syrian civil war. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe final section views the current crisis as an opportunity to reimagine the state not as handmaid to predatory elites but as a partner state that promotes equity, economic democracy, co-operation, and human thriving, driven by deep democracy and a fully sovereign civil society. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncisive, penetrating, and inspirational, this is essential reading for all engaged citizens with a stake in co-creating a better future for all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn essential read for everyone concerned about the human future\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eDAVID KORTEN\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eWhen Corporations Rule the World \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Great Turning \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Civilizing the State, readers will find both illumination and hope\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e -- \u003cstrong\u003eNANCY MACLEAN\u003c\/strong\u003e, author, \u003cem\u003eDemocracy in Chains\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJOHN RESTAKIS \u003c\/strong\u003eis the former executive director of the BC Co-operative Association, a practitioner, educator, and pioneering researcher in international co-operative economies, and author of \u003cem\u003eHumanizing the Economy\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Vancouver, Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Restakis \u003c\/strong\u003ehas been active in the co-op movement for 25 years. He is the former Executive Director of Community Evolution Foundation and the BC Co-operative Association. John is Co-founder of Synergia Co-operative Institute. A practitioner and pioneering researcher into international co-operative economies, he writes and lectures on economic democracy and the role of co-operatives in humanizing economies. 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