{"product_id":"masters-tools","title":"Masters Tools","description":"Why is democracy so broken and how might it be fixed? In \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Master's Tools\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;, award-winning author Michael A. McCarthy argues the answer can be found in the flows of credit and investment bound up with finance capital.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Today, finance guides and constrains our politics, but there is no reason why this must be so. In this groundbreaking work, McCarthy develops a political and social theory of institutional transformation rooted in the interconnectedness of finance and democracy.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Inspired by ancient Athens, where small groups chosen by lottery were used to ensure democratic participation, he shows how democracy and working-class power can be strengthened by introducing new forms of financial governance, focusing on the inclusion of historically excluded groups.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;His proposals for democratic financial institutions point the way to imbuing finance with a socio-environmental purpose and the funding of a just green transition, social housing, and other necessary public goods. And these financial institutions might be the first step toward a whole new kind of economy.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57196183028094,"sku":"NW9781788730662","price":18.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781788730662.jpg?v=1778542057","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/masters-tools","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}