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Explorations and Proposals toward Market Socialism and World Government

by James A. Yunker

Book Details

Publisher:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published:2022-09-26
Pages:473
Format:BOOK
Language:en
ISBN:9781527588615

Reading Info

About This Book

This book blends real-world history, intellectual history, and personal history into a compelling case for a new way of thinking about such highly controversial—and highly misunderstood—concepts as market socialism, a Global Marshall Plan, and world government. It argues that, if properly designed according to clear and specific blueprints, all three of these possibilities would indeed greatly benefit humanity if they were fully implemented. The book puts a human face on these proposals by docum

Our Review

This ambitious work presents a comprehensive blueprint for radical global reform, weaving together economic theory, political philosophy, and personal narrative to argue for a future defined by market socialism and world government. The author makes a compelling case that these often-misunderstood concepts, when designed with specific institutional safeguards, could offer profound solutions to humanity's most pressing problems. By grounding high-level proposals in real-world history and intellectual traditions, the book transforms abstract political science into a tangible vision for global governance and economic reorganization. It directly confronts the controversies surrounding socialist market economies and supranational political structures, proposing a detailed framework for their potential implementation.

What distinguishes this exploration is its unique fusion of rigorous academic analysis with personal history, putting a human face on grand political and economic proposals. Readers interested in alternative economic systems, global governance models, and transformative political theory will find particularly valuable the specific institutional designs and policy mechanisms proposed. The book's strength lies in its refusal to treat market socialism and world government as mere abstractions, instead offering concrete pathways that acknowledge both their promise and potential pitfalls. This thoughtful integration of blueprint-level detail with philosophical argument creates a persuasive case for reimagining our global political and economic architecture.

Themes

Political Science

Subjects

Political Science