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Markets and Civil Society : The European Experience in Comparative Perspective / ed. by Victor Pérez-Díaz.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies on Civil Society ; 5Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (278 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781845456078
  • 9781845459376
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 300.94
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Contributors -- Editors’ Preface -- Introduction: Free Markets, Civil Societies and a Liberal Polity -- Part I Markets, Civil Society and Politics -- Chapter 1 Markets as Conversations: Markets’ Contributions to Civility, the Public Sphere and Civil Society at Large -- Chapter 2 An Entrepreneurial Theory of Social and Cultural Change -- Chapter 3 Civil Society Elements in European Court Systems: Towards a Comparative Analysis with Partial Reference to Economic Factors -- Chapter 4 Dispute Resolution Systems and Global Markets Why Arbitration? -- Part II Civil Society in Transitions to Market Economies and Liberal Polities -- Chapter 5 Consumer Credit and Society in Transition Countries -- Chapter 6 The Politics of Civic Combinations -- Chapter 7 Informal Intermediaries and Civic Organizations in State-Business Relationships in Russia -- Chapter 8 Entrepreneurs, Consumers and Civility: The Case of Poland -- Chapter 9 Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research -- Index
Summary: The nature of the currently emerging European society, which includes the economic and social transformation of Eastern and Central European countries, has been hotly debated. At its center is the relationship between markets and civil society within political and social contexts. The contributors to this volume offer perspectives from various disciplines (the social sciences, conceptual history, law, economics) and from several European countries in order to explore the ways in which markets influence various forms of civil society, such as individual freedom, social cohesion, economic effectiveness and democratic governance, and influence the construction of a civil society in a broader sense.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Contributors -- Editors’ Preface -- Introduction: Free Markets, Civil Societies and a Liberal Polity -- Part I Markets, Civil Society and Politics -- Chapter 1 Markets as Conversations: Markets’ Contributions to Civility, the Public Sphere and Civil Society at Large -- Chapter 2 An Entrepreneurial Theory of Social and Cultural Change -- Chapter 3 Civil Society Elements in European Court Systems: Towards a Comparative Analysis with Partial Reference to Economic Factors -- Chapter 4 Dispute Resolution Systems and Global Markets Why Arbitration? -- Part II Civil Society in Transitions to Market Economies and Liberal Polities -- Chapter 5 Consumer Credit and Society in Transition Countries -- Chapter 6 The Politics of Civic Combinations -- Chapter 7 Informal Intermediaries and Civic Organizations in State-Business Relationships in Russia -- Chapter 8 Entrepreneurs, Consumers and Civility: The Case of Poland -- Chapter 9 Conclusions and Suggestions for Further Research -- Index

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The nature of the currently emerging European society, which includes the economic and social transformation of Eastern and Central European countries, has been hotly debated. At its center is the relationship between markets and civil society within political and social contexts. The contributors to this volume offer perspectives from various disciplines (the social sciences, conceptual history, law, economics) and from several European countries in order to explore the ways in which markets influence various forms of civil society, such as individual freedom, social cohesion, economic effectiveness and democratic governance, and influence the construction of a civil society in a broader sense.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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