The Politics of Dependence Economic Parasites and Vulnerable Lives
The central claim of this book is that the dichotomy between economic dependence and economic independence is completely inadequate for describing the political challenges faced by contemporary capitalist welfare states. The simplistic contrast between ma
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Patrick J. L. Cockburn
The Politics of Dependence Economic Parasites and Vulnerable Lives
Patrick J. L. Cockburn Department of Philosophy and History of Ideas Aarhus University Aarhus, Denmark
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For Nia and Ffion. May you be as beautiful as adults as you are now.
Preface
This book is an attack on the idea of ‘the self-made man.’ The sense of independence and merit concentrated in that idea quickly dilutes once we actually take the trouble to look at our economic practices. But as societies we often fail to do this. Why? Unfortunately, the contrast between independence and dependence is a very useful political weapon. I wrote this book at a time when it was once again becoming normal and acceptable in public political discourse to openly scapegoat social groups and suggest that their removal would bring justice and prosperity. In June 2016, voters in the UK voted to leave the European Union after months of pol
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