Common Goods – CDs, Bücher, LPs und mehr, Seite 7

Stuart White

The Wealth of Freedom

This book proposes that economies must serve the common good which is, centrally, our mutual freedom. It argues for universal basic income, the fair taxation of wealth, strong trade unions, and greater de…

James B. Collins

Empire of Fear

While French political discourse in the late Middle Ages had been based on ancient Roman ideas that government existed for the common good (le bien public, or la chose publique, a French translation of th…

Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Fighting Grand Corruption

Courts and activists in Latin America have pioneered an approach that foregrounds human rights, victims' participation, asset recovery and reparation to fight systemic corruption. Using engaging stories a…

Bernhard Bitzel

Das Ding mit Noten

Called to Reckon

Called to Reckon offers a non-traditional history of Augustana College by centering the narratives of racially and ethnically diverse students and educators often overlooked in the institution's past. The…

Called to Reckon

Called to Reckon offers a non-traditional history of Augustana College by centering the narratives of racially and ethnically diverse students and educators often overlooked in the institution's past. The…

Markus Fraundorfer

Pharmaceutical Knowledge Commons for the Most Neglected Populations in Global Health

In Pharmaceutical Knowledge Commons for the Most Neglected Populations in Global Health Fraundorfer presents an in-depth study of how the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) has reshaped the gl…

Liberal Constitutionalism and its Contemporary Challenges

The edited volume brings together contemporary work by philosophers, legal scholars, and political theorists. This volume presents relevant understandings of the common good, democracy, liberty, and law, …

Thornton Lockwood

Aristotle on Justice

Aristotle's account of justice has inspired thinkers as diverse as Thomas Aquinas and Martha Nussbaum. Concepts such as distributive justice, equity, the common good, and the distinction between just and …

Christina R. Bambrick

Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere

Do private actors have constitutional duties? While traditionally only government actors are responsible for upholding constitutional rights, courts and constitution-makers increasingly do assign constitu…

Samantha Sharma, Ryan Machalke

Urban Agriculture in Practice

The future of food begins in the city. While global supply chains are coming under pressure and climate change is increasingly challenging agricultural production, a new understanding of agriculture is em…

Christina R. Bambrick

Constitutionalizing the Private Sphere

Do private actors have constitutional duties? While traditionally only government actors are responsible for upholding constitutional rights, courts and constitution-makers increasingly do assign constitu…

Matthew Skjonsberg

Living Cities

The creation of park systems is a historically proven method for communities to stabilize and cultivate healthy ecological habitats in country dwellings as well as in dense urban areas. Park systems ensur…

Pierangelo Sequeri

Human

With Modernity, every "subject" is individual and unique but prey to contradictions. This book focuses first on Modernity's separation of truth (is knowledge rigorously rational?) from justice (…

Robert B. Reich

Coming Up Short

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From political economist, cabinet member, beloved professor, media presence, and bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good , a deeply felt, compelling memo…

Kevin P. Considine

Analogy of the Wound

This book argues that communication can be a way of salvation for the sinned-against, sinners, and all of creation through an analogy of the wound. Rooted in Jesus' praxis of healing, this theology can as…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Social Contract

The Social Contract (1762) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau argues that legitimate political authority comes not from force or divine right, but from a social contract agreed upon by free individuals. Rousseau pr…

Gaël Giraud, Carlo Petrini, Stefano Arduini

A Taste for Change

A new paradigm for developing a sustainable solution for the economy and the food chainA Taste for Change argues that civil society must take the initiative to create a new paradigm of existence that cent…

Isaac Getz, Laurent Marbacher

The Caring Company

Answers to the business paradox of focusing on serving society and still be prosperousThe Caring Company: How to Shift Business and the Economy for Goodclearly shows how businesses can choose to serve the…