Mammon's kingdom : an essay on Britain, now
Marquand, David2015
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Since 2008's financial crisis, we have heard much about the failures of bankers, regulators and politicians. David Marquand sees a wider issue: the fall of the public realm. The crisis, he argues, is one of our moral economy as much as of our political economy. Already, we are well advanced towards a near-Hobbesian state of genteel barbarism - and greed is all-pervasive. Setting out a framework for a new public philosophy founded on civic conscience and cooperation, Marquand seeks to spring the trap into which our culture has stumbled. The message is plain: we cannot continue on our present path.
Main title:
Mammon's kingdom : an essay on Britain, now / David Marquand.
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Imprint:
[London] : Penguin Books, 2015.
Collation:
xxii, 275 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2013.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780718195625 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.094109306.094109051
Language:
English
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BRN:
1835359