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Introduction -- A good laugh -- Goods and values -- Is the common good Catholic? -- Common goods and Catholic social thought -- Does the economy have a common good? -- Individualism -- Common goods and human rights -- Democracy and common goods -- Education as common good -- The European Union and the common good -- Conclusion

In this book, Amitai Etzioni, public intellectual and leading proponent of communitarian values, defends the view that no society can flourish without a shared obligation to ""the common good."" Rejecting claims made by some liberal thinkers that it is not possible to balance individual rights with uncoerced civic responsibility, Etzioni explores a number of key issues which pose important questions for those concerned with promoting the common good in contemporary society. Are we morally obliged to do more for our communities beyond treating everyone as endowed with basic rights? Should priva.

In this book, Amitai Etzioni, public intellectual and leading proponent of communitarian values, defends the view that no society can flourish without a shared obligation to ""the common good."" Rejecting claims made by some liberal thinkers that it is not possible to balance individual rights with uncoerced civic responsibility, Etzioni explores a number of key issues which pose important questions for those concerned with promoting the common good in contemporary society. Are we morally obliged to do more for our communities beyond treating everyone as endowed with basic rights? Should priva

No hay lugar en el mundo, donde un profundo malestar se manifiesta frente al aumento de las brechas sociales, al irrespeto a la justicia, al desempleo de los jóvenes, a los abusos de poder, a la destrucción de la naturaleza. Una nueva ola de movimientos sociales se ha desarrollado. Los Foros sociales permitieron su globalización. Una conciencia social colectiva crece: no se puede seguir así. El tipo de desarrollo económico que vivimos actualmente, con sus consecuencias políticas, culturales y sicológicas, es el origen de los desequilibrios. Al mismo tiempo, la necesidad de soluciones se impone de manera urgente. Es el momento de plantear nuevas orientaciones y no solamente adaptaciones. Reunir fuerzas para actuar y pensar por este fin, es una prioridad. Es por esto que, junto a la iniciativa del Referéndum sobre el agua (uno de los bienes comunes) en Italia, la Fundación Rosa Luxemburgo tomó la decisión de organizar una Conferencia sobre el concepto del Bien Común de la Humanidad, para promover una reflexión sobre los vínculos entre las dos nociones y de integrar las reivindicaciones y las luchas sociales para un cambio de sociedad, escenario en el que se enmarca éste artículo.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedications -- Contents -- A Personal Note -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1 -- Chapter 1: Defining the Common Good -- Chapter 2: Assessing the Impact of Proposed Actions on Human Happiness and Well-Being -- Chapter 3: Protecting and Enhancing Public Goods -- Chapter 4: Identifying Today's Major Social Problems -- Chapter 5: Activists, Reformers, and Social Movements -- Chapter 6: Key Tools for Advancing the Common Good -- Part 2 -- Chapter 7: What Can Businesses Do to Advance the Common Good? -- Chapter 8: What Can Government Do to Advance the Common Good? -- Chapter 9: What Can Nonprofit Organizations and Foundations Do to Advance the Common Good? -- Appendix: The United Nations Works to Define the Common Good -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.