Economic Development Through Social Movements

Edgar Federzoni dos Santos () and Neil Wilcock ()
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Edgar Federzoni dos Santos: Leipzig University
Neil Wilcock: Leipzig University

Chapter Chapter 13 in Not Paying the Rent, 2021, pp 167-180 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The global diffusion of liberal ideals of equality and justice, along with the reach of social media as a tool for protest, is emboldening minority and single-interest politics. The social movements gaining prominence off the back of emboldened minority and single-interest politics should strive to achieve economic empowerment as part of their mobilisation. Historical examples illustrate that social inclusion can produce the same effects as the injection of new resources into the economy. For example, the Civil Rights Movement in the US fought against a series of inherent discriminations towards black Americans. What began with acquiring basic human rights generated increased access and incomes in the labour market and ultimately to a more robust consumer market for all.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-78861-2_13

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