Andrew Cumbers begins this vigorously argued and highly convincing book by pointing to one major case of the ongoing retreat from democratic control over the economy – the decision in the neoliberal age to make central banks ‘independent’ (of parliamentary control, not of the financial markets that they are supposed to regulate). In his brief 14-page introduction, he sets out his ‘three pillars’ of economic democracy. The first, and also the most neglected of these, is the centrality of individual rights:

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书评：安德鲁·坎伯斯，《经济民主论》

安德鲁·坎伯斯（Andrew Cumbers）从一本充满争议的，令人信服的书开始，指出了一个正在从民主控制经济中不断退缩的重大案例–在新自由主义时代，决定让中央银行“独立”（由议会控制，而不是由金融市场控制）他们应该进行监管）。在长达14页的简短介绍中，他阐述了经济民主的“三个支柱”。首先，也是最被忽略的是个人权利的中心地位：