Table of Contents

Contributors vii

Preface ix

Part I: Civilizing Capitalism 1

Civic Capitalism 3
Colin Hay and Anthony Payne

Part II: Engaging Civic Capitalism 53

The Omission of Real Democracy 55
Fred Block

The Next Steps 62
Colin Crouch

In Search of an Alternative 70
Andrew Gamble

‘If I Were You, I Wouldn’t Start From Here’ 76
Ian Gough

Putting the ‘Civic’ More into the Mix 84
Gavin Kelly with Conor D’Arcy

Why Not Frighten the Horses? 90
Ruth Levitas

It’s the Democratic Politics, Stupid! 97
Mick Moran

Recasting Neoliberal Mindsets 104
Ann Pettifor

What Has to be Civilized? 109
Matthew Watson

Part III: Building Civic Capitalism 117

Towards Civic Capitalism in Britain 119
Colin Hay and Anthony Payne

References 134

Index 142

About the Author

Colin Hay is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, and Affiliate Professor of Political Analysis and Co-Director of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of many books including The Failure of Anglo-Liberal Capitalism, The Political Economy of European Welfare Capitalism (with David Wincott) and Why We Hate Politics.

Anthony Payne is Professor of Politics and Co-Director of SPERI at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of a number of books including The Global Politics of Unequal Development and Development (with Nicola Phillips).

Reviews

"For years we have been told ?There Is No Alternative? to thedebt-soaked, inequality generating model of neoliberal capitalismthat we have had for the past 30 years. Well, now there is. Hay andPayne call it 'Civic Capitalism.' I would call it our last chancefor a future we would want to leave to our kids." Mark Blyth, Brown University "Anglo-liberal capitalism has failed spectacularly. It can?t befixed or spun. ?Civic capitalism? may save us, say the authors ofthis vital, spritely book. And they are right. The powerful shouldbe tied to chairs, made to read the book and shift their stubbornmind sets. If they don?t take note, the world is doomed." Yasmin Alibhai-Brown