{"product_id":"civilizing-the-state-john-restakis-9780865719439","title":"Civilizing the State: Reclaiming Politics for the Common Good","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Restakis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0865719438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865719439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Society Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"John Restakis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989248016639,"sku":"9780865719439","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8800f5f-d30c-44b1-9be5-dd2cfacfc4ac.jpg?v=1683298420","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civilizing-the-state-john-restakis-9780865719439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}