Chapter One – Liberalism and Eurocentrism
Main Elements of Liberalism
Main Elements of Liberalism
■ Elected government
■ Separation of church and state
■ State protects access to private property
■ Collective production, individual appropriation of surplus value by corporations
■ Hierarchization by class, ethnic-race, gender, sexuality, able-bodiedness
■ Self-sufficiency/self-reliance, basic needs not provided by the state, individuals have to rely on their ability to sell their labor power to corporations which are not required to guarantee employment