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June 2005. ::: Vol.56 No.05-06

Dragomir Vojnić

MARKET - DAMNATION OR SALVATION Ostalo The passed century was very turbulent worldwide, especially in European relations. This turbulence was expressed through the strong social shocks and changes. In the very centre of these events was the phenomenon of the market and democracy contradictions. During the passed century the planet Earth cumulated more knowledge, new technologies and new products, than the whole civilization which had preceded. In such conditions especially expressed were the contradictions inherent to market and democracy, as the essential factors of our civilization. The positive sides of market manifested in the fact that it award the capable and successful ones, and punish those who are not. The bad sides of market manifest in the fact that the free market activity makes the rich even richer and the poor even poorer.The good sides of (parliamentary) democracy reflect in the protection of human rights and freedoms. Those less good manifest in a fact thatsocial justice and social rights are not included in these human rights.Great turbulences and crises in the most developed countries of the world, especially in USA, showed that contemporary capitalism did notsurvive through the invisible hand of Adam Smith, but on the contrarythrough the very visible hand of John Maynard Keynes. market; democracy; sustainable development; solidarity; welfare society; economic neoliberalism; transition; capital; labour. Puni tekst (Engleski) Str. 297 - 344 (pdf, 403.82 KB)

MARKET - DAMNATION OR SALVATION

Ostalo

The passed century was very turbulent worldwide, especially in European relations. This turbulence was expressed through the strong social shocks and changes. In the very centre of these events was the phenomenon of the market and democracy contradictions. During the passed century the planet Earth cumulated more knowledge, new technologies and new products, than the whole civilization which had preceded. In such conditions especially expressed were the contradictions inherent to market and democracy, as the essential factors of our civilization. The positive sides of market manifested in the fact that it award the capable and successful ones, and punish those who are not. The bad sides of market manifest in the fact that the free market activity makes the rich even richer and the poor even poorer.The good sides of (parliamentary) democracy reflect in the protection of human rights and freedoms. Those less good manifest in a fact thatsocial justice and social rights are not included in these human rights.Great turbulences and crises in the most developed countries of the world, especially in USA, showed that contemporary capitalism did notsurvive through the invisible hand of Adam Smith, but on the contrarythrough the very visible hand of John Maynard Keynes.

market; democracy; sustainable development; solidarity; welfare society; economic neoliberalism; transition; capital; labour.

Puni tekst (Engleski) Str. 297 - 344 (pdf, 403.82 KB)