Socioeconomic Democracy

Dear Friends,

Regarding present and future world systems:

The purpose of this communication is to announce the publication and present 
availability of the new book entitled Socioeconomic Democracy: An Advanced 
Socioeconomic System.

Socioeconomic Democracy is a theoretical model socioeconomic system wherein 
there exist both some form of Universal Guaranteed Personal Income and some 
form of Maximum Allowable Personal Wealth limit, with both the lower bound on 
personal material poverty and the upper bound on personal material wealth set 
and adjusted democratically by all participants of society.

The Table of Contents is as follows:
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1   SOCIOECONOMIC DEMOCRACY:  THE THEORETICAL MODEL
2   UNIVERSAL GUARANTEED PERSONAL INCOME
3   MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PERSONAL WEALTH
4   DEMOCRACY
5   SOCIETAL VARIATIONS
6   JUSTIFICATIONS
7   SOCIOECONOMIC DEMOCRACY AND ISLAM
8   INCENTIVE AND SELF-INTEREST
9   PRACTICAL APPROXIMATIONS
10 FINANCIAL BENEFITS AND COSTS
11 PHYSICAL REALIZABILITY, FEASIBILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION
12 RAMIFICATIONS
APPENDIX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

It is (or at least should be) clear that this planet desperately needs a new, 
improved and fundamentally democratized socioeconomic system.  The book will 
be of interest to (among others) all those who are seriously concerned about 
the unnecessary harm (to individuals, societies, cultures and the planet at 
large) caused by the extreme systemic maldistribution of material wealth 
intra- and internationally and who are convinced that this serious problem 
should and can only be resolved democratically and peacefully by an informed, 
thoughtful citizenry.  The chapter on ramifications discusses the 
simultaneous significant reduction of over 20 serious and acknowledged 
societal problems as a result of the realization of Socioeconomic Democracy.  
The book will be found appropriate for courses in economics, political 
science, sociology, political philosophy, utopian studies, futures studies, 
psychology and, perhaps most importantly, democratic politicosocioeconomic 
systems engineering.  Book reviewers are sought.  The book is extensively 
described on our website.  Indeed, one can easily get a clear introduction to 
and understanding of Socioeconomic Democracy by simply studing the material 
on the site.  The reason to buy the book is that it also contains an 
unexpected smattering of politicosocioeconomic humor.

The book is published by and available from Praeger/Greenwood, as well as 
from e-Amazon and e-Barnes & Noble, and certainly should be available in your 
friendly local bookstore and library.  The Praeger/Greenwood coordinates are:

Praeger Publishers
Greenwood Publishing Group
88 Post Road West
PO Box 5007
Westport, CT 06881-5007
<http://www.greenwood.com>

The Center for the Study of Democratic Societies (CSDS) is a research and 
educational institution dedicated to the examination and explanation of the 
properties and possibilities of democratic societies and democratic 
socioeconomic systems.  You are cordially invited to visit our website, where 
you will find much more about the theory and practice of Socioeconomic 
Democracy, an invitation to our Study Programs in Socioeconomic Democracy, 
and a much needed break from all this serious stuff on our Lighter Side 
pages.  If you find any of this material of interest, we would be happy to 
hear from you and explore future possibilities with you.  If you have friends 
or e-lists that you think might be interested in this message, please feel 
free to forward it to them.

Sincerely,

Robley E. George, Director
Center for the Study of Democratic Societies
<http://www.centersds.com>