Neighborhood justice in capitalist society : the expansion of the informal state
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Neighborhood justice in capitalist society : the expansion of the informal state
（Contributions in political science, no. 171）
Greenwood Press, 1987
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Bibliography: p. [162]-185
Includes index
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Description
The management of interpersonal social conflict within the American judicial system is changing. Of particular interest is the trend toward informal, decentralized alternatives to the courts for the resolution of many civil disputes. A manifestation of this trend, Neighborhood Dispute Resolution or NDR offers a means of resolving conflicts in a voluntary, peaceable manner without the intervention of attorneys. Proponents of NDR say that it is economical, efficient and fair. NDR, however, may not be the panacea it appears to be on the surface, argues the author. A Marxist interpretation of recent developments in state-sponsored alternatives to courts for the resolution of disputes, this book devises a framework for exploring the relationship between disruptions in reproducing the social order of American capitalism and transformations in the capitalist state that make these dispute mechanisms possible.
Table of Contents
Documents and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Class Struggle, Crisis, and the Changing Role of the State Capitalism and Crisis The Role of the Capitalist State Hegemony, Social Reproduction, and the Role of the State The Legal Crisis of the State Emerging Forms of the State Part II: Neighborhood Dispute Resolution and the State The Structure of Neighborhood Dispute Resolution The Informal State and Neighborhood Justice Conclusion Bibliography Index
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