Fair Society – Ethical Economics Books and Research

Promoting the Common Good

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:01:02 +0000

Modern economics has deliberately divorced itself from all moral and ethical considerations in the belief that it needs to be a value-free science. In schools and universities students are taught that what matters is maximising profits and cutting costs – any other considerations are irrelevant to them as economists. This is the philosophy which guides multinationals…

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The Rule of Law

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:01:02 +0000

The challenge of the twenty-first century is how to establish access to the resources of the earth for the whole population so that the able-bodied can support themselves. The welfare state can then be slimmed down to no more than is necessary to provide for the diseased and disabled. These constitute only a small minority who could then be provided for with more generosity than at present.

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The Science of Political Economy

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:01:02 +0000

A new abridged edition of George’s last work. Extends the classical analysis of Adam Smith and the Physiocrats on the nature of wealth and value, cooperation and exchange, space and time. ______________________________________________ Author Details Born in Philadelphia in 1839, Henry George went on to San Francisco and became a newspaper editor who addressed the social problems of his day.

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The Social Conscience

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:01:01 +0000

The author discusses the nature of the Social Conscience and the moral values that it embodies. Seeking to do what is right, motivated by a sympathetic awareness of others, driven by the instinct to care and acknowledging the necessity to share, the Social Conscience expresses innate moral values. In these troubled times, satisfactory solutions to economic and social problems will not be found…

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Our Land, Our Rent, Our Jobs

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:38 +0000

“How do 52 million South Africans share equitably in their 122 million hectares, especially when those hectares vary so enormously in value? … No prizes for guessing it cannot possibly be done without taking a long hard look at the phenomenon of land or economic rent – and then collecting the community created value that it represents. Moreover if, as is possible and advisable, we do that instead…

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The Natural Economy

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:38 +0000

Many doubt the existence of economic laws, but the once mighty Soviet Union collapsed because the grand theory on which it was based did not accord with the facts of economic life. It was unscientific. More recently, Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer in Britain from 1997-2007, repeated almost like a mantra ‘we will never return to the old boom and bust’ even in his April 2007 Budget…

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The State of Freedom and Justice

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:37 +0000

Chosen for Summer 2016 PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE COLLECTION for Non-Fiction. As the author explains, the book is the result of ‘a youthful attempt to sort out ideas about politics and government’, which began 35 years ago. An independent thinker, he has taken a multi-disciplinary approach in seeking answers, reading widely in the realms of Politics and Economics, Sociology and Philosophy…

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From Here to Prosperity

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:36 +0000

Are you angered by the high level of inequality but frustrated about what to do? From Here to Prosperity tells you how we can resolve this together. It is not another lengthy, learned work on the extent of the problem, it is about how to fix it, build a sustainable economy and bring greater social justice. This refreshing book is a must-read for anyone who wants to see a better life for…

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A Philosophy for a Fair Society – 2nd Edition

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:36 +0000

Despite the Welfare State and the redistribution of income through the tax system, the gap between the rich and poor continues to grow both within and between nations. The authors offer a different approach and argue that governments will fail unless they shake off the economic orthodoxy which is now one of the problems rather than the means to a solution. Searching for a system of fair…

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The Predator Culture

SDkd9274hsDkue9 — Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:36 +0000

Finalist in 2010-11 PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE for Non-Fiction Fred Harrison draws on global-wide case studies to show how the violent birth of nation-states, whether the result of territorial conquests or colonialism, splits the population into two classes, victors and vanquished. This division is perpetuated and legitimated through the system of land tenure. The pathological consequences – as diverse…

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