Rethinking public ownership and participation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12428140 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Cumbers (0000-0002-9876-5241, University of Glasgow, corresponding author), Robert Mcmaster (0000-0001-7114-9871, University of Glasgow) |
| Editors | Tae‐hee Jo (0000-0002-0242-024X) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 172-181 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | On the Horizon The International Journal of Learning Futures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1074-8121 • E-ISSN: 2054-1708 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/10748121211256775 |
| OpenAlex | W2096290003 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Purpose This paper seeks to challenge the simplistic formulation of public ownership in terms of centralized planning and state bureaucracy. Instead, drawing on the works of Dewey and Veblen the paper aims to argue that public ownership is a critical aspect of forging progressive change through enhancing democratic participation in economic decision making. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a conceptual analysis of public ownership types and employs case examples to further illuminate the argument. Findings The conceptual analysis challenges the supposition of market superiority in standard economic approaches and in neoliberalism. Drawing from the instrumental valuation principle a wide corpus of public ownership modes can offer the prospect of enhanced democratic participation that challenges existing power structures. Originality/value By emphasising the association between ownership and democracy the paper challenges the assumption that markets necessarily offer the only route to democratic participation. It also identifies and challenges the market fundamentalism of standard economic approaches
Bureaucracy · Democracy · Economics · Law and economics · Neoclassical economics · Neoliberalism (international relations · Originality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social science · Sociology · Valuation (finance · Value (mathematics · Veblen good · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Political Economy and Marxism · Accounting
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |