{"product_id":"the-masters-tools-how-finance-wrecked-democracy-and-a-radical-plan-to-rebuild-it-hardcover","title":"The Master's Tools: How Finance Wrecked Democracy (and a Radical Plan to Rebuild It) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinance serves the rich and powerful. We need to democratize it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy is democracy so broken and how might it be fixed? In \u003ci\u003eThe Master's Tools\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Michael A. McCarthy argues the answer can be found in the flows of credit and investment bound up with finance capital. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, finance guides and constrains our politics, but there is no reason why this must be so. In this groundbreaking work, McCarthy develops a political and social theory of institutional transformation rooted in the interconnectedness of finance and democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by ancient Athens, where small groups chosen by lottery were used to ensure democratic participation, he shows how democracy and working-class power can be strengthened by introducing new forms of financial governance, focusing on the inclusion of historically excluded groups. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis proposals for democratic financial institutions point the way to imbuing finance with a socio-environmental purpose and the funding of a just green transition, social housing, and other necessary public goods. And these financial institutions might be the first step toward a whole new kind of economy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael A. McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Community Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His book \u003ci\u003eDismantling Solidarity: Capitalist Politics and American Pensions since the New Deal\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Paul Sweezy Book Award as well as an honorable mention for the Labor and Labor Movements Book Award. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJacobin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNoema\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.6 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47475579388082,"sku":"9781788730662","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4f04dc783981f6a2ac49b5dbe2c4a82e.webp?v=1779171324","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-masters-tools-how-finance-wrecked-democracy-and-a-radical-plan-to-rebuild-it-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}