Social Capitalism in Theory and Practice: Prosperity in a stable world

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Arena books, 2008 - 498 Seiten
The reform of the financial-industrial infrastructure cannot be undertaken without considering fully the political culture in which it exists. But such reforms can only best be initiated from within the capitalist system itself by those most technically competent to effect necessary change, and hence this book calls upon the business community to take such an initiative. Whilst the first volume of this work traced the development of the new majority and its potential readiness to promote desired change; and whilst the second volume laid out the theoretical basis for Social Capitalism and a new political consciousness; the third and final volume is concerned with the policies and practicalities of a Social Capitalist world. Part I of the present volume is concerned with the international dimension, and especially the Third world, and the need for its internal capitalisation and redefining the benefits of free trade, and the priority of environmental questions. Parts II and III are concerned with strategies for national prosperity on the macro-economic level in advanced industrial economies, and Part IV considers the reforms of the business enterprise in successfully integrating the common aims of employers and employed. Part V is an exercise in the critique of Rentier capitalism, comprising an exposé of 43 leaders of major corporations, and Part VI concludes the work with a summary and analytical declaration of Social Capitalist values and aims. As this book clearly demonstrates, a free and democratic world cannot be achieved or maintained without the successful establishment of a Social Capitalist society which seeks to maximise the individual ownership and control of the means of production, distribution and exchange. Under different pseudonyms, Robert Corfe is also the author of 3 autobiographical works: Death In Riyadh (Geoff Carter) describing his life as a businessman in the Middle East in the 80s; My Conflict With A Soviet Spy (Eddie Miller) relating his adventures in Finland in the mid-60s; and, The Girl From East Berlin (James Furner) an epic novel relating his love affair in the old German capital at the end of the 50s.
 

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New Majority and how its mindset is preparing the foundations
3
CHAPTER
5
1 Employee share ownership 2 Training trade
6
13 Tensions
26
CHAPTER 2
27
CHAPTER 4
48
CHAPTER 7
75
Introduction page
85
1 Ambiguity of the term 2 Irrelevance of religious interpretations of usury
262
complaints are better handled by specialised external bodies 9 It is doubtful
287
PART V
303
CHAPTER 38
317
Public response to the monstrous letter 2 Labour party industrialists 3
328
Need to define the raison dêtre of industry 2 What is the meaning of British
341
Appendices
350
Distinguishing Rentier from Productive capitalism 2 First revealed through
352

The Meaning of Wealth Creation
98
The industrial sector as a place of conflict 2Need for a unifying idea 3
107
CHAPTER 12
113
CHAPTER 13
120
CHAPTER 14
127
CHAPTER 15
138
Monopoly is intrinsic to Britain 2 How it sacrifices productive to rentier
155
Introduction page
165
to underinvestment 6 Productive capitalism is socially desirable 7 And job
173
CHAPTER 23
192
Problems of the rentier economy compounded by monopoly 2Vulnerability
200
CHAPTER 28
218
16 categories listed 2 We must adopt
229
Internationalism and national aspirations 2 States are not altruistic to
241
CHAPTER 33
249
Our 43 not the most culpable sector in the business community 2 But
367
PART VI
373
DECLARATION OF SOCIAL CAPITALIST VALUES
383
13 Is socially more beneficial 4 Conglomerate
395
SECTION VI
406
2 Social and Unsocial Wealth creation 35 Greater
412
SECTION VIII
413
1 Their new functions 23 Dictated by the changing
423
Some vital Discussion Topics page
435
The Accused The FortyThree Failing Britain page
442
The Groups Their Financial Structures page448
448
Analysis By Type of Industry Its Size Profitability page
454
INDEX TO THE DECLRATION OF SOCIAL CAPITALIST VALUES page465
465
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