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JC423.U4199 98 321.8-dc21 98-30216 CIP TypesbeytS etSystLetmdsS, a ffroWna lden PrintbeydB iddiLetsd G,u ildfaonrddK ingLsy nn CONTENTS I AN ARGUMENT 1 DEMOCRATIC EXPERIMENTALISM IN TROUBLE 3 WHAT ISD EMOCRATIC EXPERIMENTALISM? 5 Practipcraolg reasnsdi ndivideumaaln cipation 5 Democraetxipce rimentaanldio srmd inapreyo ple 10 Institutiinonnoavla tion 16 Falsnee cessaintday l ternaptliuvrea lisms 20 Plaonf t heb ook 27 VANGUARDS AND REARGUARDS 30 Thei deoaf t heh ierarcdhiisctarli bouftp iroond uction 30 Vanguardpirsotd uctdieofinn ed 32 Fourt ypicsailt uations 35 Compensatoirno gv ercomtihnegd ivisbieotnw een vanguaarndd r earguard 40 THREE PROGRAMS FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF FIRMS 41 Them anagerpiraolg raomfi ndustrreinaolv ation 41 Thes ocial-demorcersaptoincs e 44 Ther adical-demaolctreartniact ive 48 v Vl CONTENTS NEOLIBERALISM AND ITSD ISCONTENTS 52 Neoliberadleifisnme d 52 Fromt hem icrtoo t hem acrof;r omt her iccho untrtiote hse worladt l arge 58 Thef alnseec essoifct oym parataidvvea ntage 63 Theu nstabrleel atbieotnw eenne olibeecroanlo miacnsd neolibpeorlailt ics 6 7 Thes earfcohra lternattoin veeosl iberianlt ihserm i ch countries 72 Thes earfcohar l ternattoin veeosl iberianlt ihsem developcionugn tries 79 Thes eatosfr esistatnhcele a:r gmea rginalciozuendt ries 84 Natiorneablea llniidon nt ernoartgiaonniazla tion8 4 Russia 89 China 105 Brazil 112 A PROGRESSIVE ALTERNATIVE 133 Two stagoefsa na lternative 133 Thee arlpyr ogratma:x atisoanv,i nagn,di nvestment 139 Taxatrieodne signed 139 Pensrieofonr m 148 Savianngpd r oduction 150 Thee arlpyr ograwma:g easn dw elfare 163 Redistrsiobcpuiotalilaiv nceidy n stitiuntnioovnaatli o1n6 3 Thpea rticoifwp aagtieinnso a nt iionncaolm e 169 Frecea piatnuadnfrl e lea btohrie:n terncaotnitooeftnx hatel committmohe enitgt hhtweea ngt ea fkreo nma tional1 75i ncome Soceinatli tlaenmsdeo ncaticsat li on 182 Thee arlpyr ogracmo:o rdinadteicoenn tralized 187 Twot astkhsme:o biliozfsa atviifoonrnig nsv esatnmtdeh net difufsioofvn a nguardist practices1 87 CONTENTS Vll Antiexperimiellnutsailoinsst 188 Examplaensdw arningnsa:t iognoavle rnmeanntdfs a mily fo� 1� Examplaensdw arningsst:r atceogoircd inaantdhi aornd staitneN so rtEha sAts ia 191 Examplaensdw arninignsd:u strial reiontr hgreai ncihz ation countries 197 Economviacn guarrdeiosrmi ented 199 Thee arlpyr ografmr:o md emocraetdiucc attioos no cial inheritance 204 Thel atperro grarme:d istriabnudta inotni dualism 206 Earlya ndl atperro grraemdse fined 206 Ther edistrsiibduet ive 207 Thea ntidusailidset 210 Thel atperro graamd :e ependeedm ocraacnyda n emancipastcohroyo l 212 Thec onstitutoifao cncaelliesprmoa ltietdi cs 213 Theh eighteonfp ionlgi tpiacratli cipation 217 Thei ndepenodregnatn izoaftc iiovni l society 220 Thes chool 229 Thet ripglaem bloefd emocraetxipce rimentalism 235 Prograanmdr isk 235 Ther isokfi nstabsitlriotpnyog:l itwiecasgk,r oups 237 Ther isokff ailiunar gee nctyh:me i ssaignegno tfi nclusive politics 240 Ther isokfc onflbiecttw epeenr sonneaeald n dt hdee mands ofd emocratchiyed: e oaflp ersonality 246 BEYOND INSTITUTIONS 252 Nationaalnidsi mn stitutional change 252 Thep olitaincdat lh ep ersonal 254 Vlll CONTENTS II A MANIFESTO 261 THE CONSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF ELECTORAL POLITICS 263 Firstth esOins :t heh istoorfdy e mocraitnisct itutions2 64 Secontdh esOins :t hec onstitutional aorfr angements government 264 Thirtdh esOins :t her eorganizoafet lieocnt oproalli tics 265 THE ORGANIZATION OF CIVIL SOCIETAYN D THE PROTECTION OF RIGHTS 266 Fourtthh esOins :t hec onceptoiffo unn damenrtiaglh ts 266 Fiftthh esOins :t hep rotectoiffo unn damenrtiaglh ts 268 Sixtthh esOins :t hel egoarlg anizaotfci iovnsi olc iety 269 THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND OF THE ECONOMY 271 Seventthhe sOins :p ublfiinca ncaen dt het axs ystem 271 Eightthh esOins :t her eforomft hep roductsiyosnt eamn d ofi trse lattioot nh es tate 272 Nintthh esOins :p roperrtiyg hts 273 DEMOCRACY AND THE LEFT 275 Tentthh esOins :w hati tm eantso b ep rogrestsoidvaey 275 Eleventthhe sOins :t hei nterpretoaftt hiedo enm ocratic cause 276 Twelftthhe sOins :t hes ocibaals oef t hep rogrespsairvtei e2s7 6 CONTENTS lX Thirteetnhtehs Oins t:h ef ocuosfi nstituitninoonvaalt ion andi deologciocnafllii cntt h ew orld 277 AN APPENDIX ON SAVING AND INVESTMENT ZhiyuCauni 279 PROPER-NAMES INDEX 289 THEMATIC INDEX 291
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