Mike Robbins's Blog - Posts Tagged "inequality"
Such Little Accident
What a year it's been. This is my response, I suppose.
Such Little Accident: British Democracy and its Enemies
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
This is the blurb:
“When the people shall have nothing more to eat,” said Rousseau, “they will eat the rich.” But the rich are rather good at getting the poor to eat each other instead. In this provocative novella-length essay, Mike Robbins looks at how the British electoral system, social media, bullying by business, and a growing gap between rich and poor have led to deep fissures in British society. These have been exploited by those with an agenda of their own. As a result, democracy is now fragile. To repair it, we must look hard at the way information cycles through our society, and how our opinions are formed.
E-book only for now but a paperback will be out in a couple of weeks.
If anyone wants to review it, please let me know and I'll send them a file. Likewise if you are not sure you'll do a review, but are just genuinely interested in the topic.
Such Little Accident: British Democracy and its Enemies
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
This is the blurb:
“When the people shall have nothing more to eat,” said Rousseau, “they will eat the rich.” But the rich are rather good at getting the poor to eat each other instead. In this provocative novella-length essay, Mike Robbins looks at how the British electoral system, social media, bullying by business, and a growing gap between rich and poor have led to deep fissures in British society. These have been exploited by those with an agenda of their own. As a result, democracy is now fragile. To repair it, we must look hard at the way information cycles through our society, and how our opinions are formed.
E-book only for now but a paperback will be out in a couple of weeks.
If anyone wants to review it, please let me know and I'll send them a file. Likewise if you are not sure you'll do a review, but are just genuinely interested in the topic.
Inequality and democracy
Can inequality destroy democracy? And if it does, what will the endgame be?
Thoughts after reading Robert Reich on inequality, Joseph Tainter on the collapse of complex societies - and A.L. Rowse on Elizabethan England. Three books that appear to have nothing in common, but just may point to our near future.
http://mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/20...
Thoughts after reading Robert Reich on inequality, Joseph Tainter on the collapse of complex societies - and A.L. Rowse on Elizabethan England. Three books that appear to have nothing in common, but just may point to our near future.
http://mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/20...
