Civilizing the State

• Author's previous book, Humanizing the Economy , sold 5000 copies
• He has 25 years experience in the co-op movement both in NA and internationally
• Co-founder of Synergia Co-operative Institute, adjunct professor at Simon Fraser University in BC, research associate for Co-operatives UK
• Travelled extensively researching the regions covered in the book:
  • USA, UK, Spain, Italy, India, Syria and Japan
• Book provides a new vision of the state that reflects the principles and values of co-operative economic democracy in service to the common good
• Provides a response to the growing crisis of liberal democracy
• Offers concrete existing examples of governance systems and political economies
• Provides viable pathways for progressive system change at local, municipal, regional, and global scales
• Central to the vision is a radically realigned relationship between state, market, and capital

International

• Author is particularly well-known in Bologna, Italy; Athens, Greece; London, UK; and Barcelona, Spain.
  
• He has worked in the EU, the Middle East, East Africa, Sri Lanka, South and Central America, Japan, Honduras, and Cuba.
  
• Countries featured in the book:
  • USA
  • UK
  • Barcelona, Spain
  • Bologna, Italy
  • Kerala, India
  • Rojava, Syria
  • Japan

Academic

For Undergrad and post-grad courses in political economy, economics, sociology, community development, economic development, and international relationships levels

Audience

• Readers of Elinor Ostrom and David Bollier
• Activists, practitioners, policymakers, students, researchers, and general readers in the fields of social justice, co-operative economic development, commons, environmental justice, and progressive political economy.