Market, Social Cohesion, and Democracy

Jose Antonio Ocampo

Working Papers from United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs

Abstract: This paper offers three guiding principles for a better relationship between the economy and democracy: democracy as the extension of citizenship; democracy as diversity; and democracy as complementary to clear, strong macroeconomic rules. This view, it is argued, implies that economic and social institutions must be subject to democratic political choice. In this context, it analyses the role of both national and international institutions in improving the complementarity of the market, social cohesion and democracy. The central role of economic and social rights serves as the overarching framework for the analysis.

Keywords: citizenship; democracy; social cohesion; market economy; inequality; property rights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D6 E61 F02 H1 H4 I3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2006-02
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cdm, nep-hpe, nep-mac, nep-pbe, nep-pol and nep-soc
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