"We also note with concern the over-generalised and
communitarian bias of the discourses.
Specifically, Gago provides insight into how Bolivian labor recruiters and neoliberal structures subvert the Andean
communitarian concepts of ch'ixi and ayni (a complex system of reciprocity common in the Andean highlands).
It also explores a lesser known Jewish underworld, and the way the very existence of Jewish mafias in the early twentieth century affected
communitarian life.
SETTING THE SCENE: THE LIBERAL AND
COMMUNITARIAN DEPICTIONS OF THE SELF
The two dominant themes of orthodox mainstream
communitarian philosophy are first, that the individual rights promoted by traditional liberals need to be balanced with social responsibilities and second, autonomous individual selves do not exist in isolation but are shaped by the values and culture of communities.
At the Heritage Foundation in April, Lee delivered a
communitarian manifesto of sorts entitled "What Conservatives Are For." He emphasized "that the true and proper end of political subsidiarity is social solidarity" and explained that his "vision of American freedom is of two separate but mutually reinforcing institutions: a free enterprise economy and a voluntary civil society."
In the end, Kennedy's interest in poverty resulted from a deeply held
communitarian ideal and was "less a dramatic transformation than a steady political evolution, a process that began earlier than has been understood" (3).
I share much of the
communitarian emphasis and values that Amitai Etzioni has capably expressed in numerous writings.
"Here I'll describe three corporate governance systems--Anglo-American,
Communitarian, and Emerging Markets--and provide a comparison that you can use to recognize and evaluate differences in practice.
The
communitarian critique of private property advanced by Christian anarchists is decidedly Marxist in tone.