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The third pillar, how markets and the state leave the community behind, Raghuram Rajan

Label
The third pillar, how markets and the state leave the community behind, Raghuram Rajan
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The third pillar
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1078971827
Responsibility statement
Raghuram Rajan
Sub title
how markets and the state leave the community behind
Summary
The author posits that successful democracies require balance between competitive markets, honest governments and local communities. Currently, as markets scale up, states scale up too; Rajan offers an alternative: strengthening local communities
Table Of Contents
Tolerating avarice -- The rise of the strong but limited state -- Freeing the market... then defending it -- The community in the balance -- The pressure to promise -- The ICT revolution cometh -- The reemergence of populism in the industrial west -- The other half of the world -- Society and inclusive localism -- Rebalancing the State and the community -- Reinvigorating the third pillar -- Responsible sovereignty -- Reforming markets