18 de jul. de 2012

Boundaries of Order (Butler Shaffer)

Boundaries of Order (Butler Shaffer)
- Highlight Loc. 600-602  | Added on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 10:44 PM

When a government-run program ends in disaster, the mechanistic mantra is invariably invoked: “we will find out what went wrong and fix it so that this doesn’t happen again.” That the traditional model itself, which is grounded in the state’s power to control the lives and property of individuals to desired ends, may be the principal contributor to such social disorder goes largely unexplored.