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'''''What's Left? The Death Of Social Democracy''''' is written by Australian Professor [[Clive Hamilton]] and was published as Issue 21 of the [[Quarterly Essay]] in 2006. In ''What's Left?'' Hamilton comments on topics written about in his previous books ''[[Growth Fetish]]'' and ''[[Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough]]''. He argues that there is an emergence of new forms of "alienation and exploitation", and what he calls the ravages of the [[free market]] and the profit motive. According to Hamilton, they have "have robbed life of its meaning".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16200577_ITM|title=When the left is half right|last=Maley|first=Barry|date=June 1, 2006|work=Quadrant|accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref><ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-148718084.html Whats Left?: The Death of Social Democracy. (Book review)]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nationalinterest/stories/2006/1595426.htm|title=The National Interest - What's left of the Left? (transcript)|date= 19 March 2006|work=ABC Radio National|accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref> |
'''''What's Left? The Death Of Social Democracy''''' is written by Australian Professor [[Clive Hamilton]] and was published as Issue 21 of the [[Quarterly Essay]] in 2006. In ''What's Left?'' Hamilton comments on topics written about in his previous books ''[[Growth Fetish]]'' and ''[[Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough]]''. He argues that there is an emergence of new forms of "alienation and exploitation", and what he calls the ravages of the [[free market]] and the profit motive. According to Hamilton, they have "have robbed life of its meaning".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16200577_ITM|title=When the left is half right|last=Maley|first=Barry|date=June 1, 2006|work=Quadrant|accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref><ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-148718084.html Whats Left?: The Death of Social Democracy. (Book review)] ''Australian Journal of Social Issues'', January 1, 2006.</ref><ref name=trans>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/nationalinterest/stories/2006/1595426.htm|title=The National Interest - What's left of the Left? (transcript)|date= 19 March 2006|work=ABC Radio National|accessdate=2008-11-11}}</ref> |
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According to Hamilton, alienation is the inability or incapacity for people to lead authentic lives and to manifest who they are.<ref name=trans/> He contends that there is a massive industry out there designed to persuade us that the way to a happy and fulfilling life is to "go shopping, to construct an identity, a sense of self, by the brands we buy, by the goods we have and put on display".<ref name=trans/> |
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What's Left? The Death Of Social Democracy is written by Australian Professor Clive Hamilton and was published as Issue 21 of the Quarterly Essay in 2006. In What's Left? Hamilton comments on topics written about in his previous books Growth Fetish and Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough. He argues that there is an emergence of new forms of "alienation and exploitation", and what he calls the ravages of the free market and the profit motive. According to Hamilton, they have "have robbed life of its meaning".[1][2][3]
According to Hamilton, alienation is the inability or incapacity for people to lead authentic lives and to manifest who they are.[3] He contends that there is a massive industry out there designed to persuade us that the way to a happy and fulfilling life is to "go shopping, to construct an identity, a sense of self, by the brands we buy, by the goods we have and put on display".[3]
References
- ^ Maley, Barry (June 1, 2006). "When the left is half right". Quadrant. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ Whats Left?: The Death of Social Democracy. (Book review) Australian Journal of Social Issues, January 1, 2006.
- ^ a b c "The National Interest - What's left of the Left? (transcript)". ABC Radio National. 19 March 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
