Background
Mathews, Charles Race Thorson was born on March 27, 1935 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Raymond Cyril and Jean Isobel (Morse) Mathews.
(This study works from the premise that there is little en...)
This study works from the premise that there is little enthusiasm today for massive state ownership, and no trust in the alternative of unbounded capitalism. Third Way proposals have often turned out to be no less sterile. Veteran Labour thinker Race Mathews argues for distributism - the belief that ownership should be widely distributed rather than concentrated in the hands of the state or in wealthy minorities. Drawing on the legacies of Christian Socialism, Social Catholicism, mutualism, associative democracy and civil society, the author proposes a new "evolved distributism" vision of society. He sees common ground between distributism and mutualist bodies such as mutual assurance societies, building societies, co-operatives and credit unions. Race Mathews also warns that the conversion of mutuals into commercial companies is robbing the community of assets which are needed for social reconstruction. He points to evolved distributism on the model of the co-operatives complex at Mondragon in Spain as an authentic Third Way.
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(There is little enthusiasm today for massive state owners...)
There is little enthusiasm today for massive state ownership, and no trust in the alternative of unbounded capitalism. Third Way proposals have often turned out to be no less sterile. Veteran Labor thinker Race Mathews argues for distributism--the belief that ownership should be widely distributed rather than concentrated in the hands of the state or wealthy minorities. Mathews draws on the legacies of Christian socialism, social Catholicism, mutualism, associative democracy and civil society for a new vision of society: evolved distributism. He sees common ground between distributism and mutualist bodies such as mutual assurance societies, building societies, co-operatives and credit unions. He also warns that the conversion of mutuals into conventional companies robs the community of assets needed for social reconstruction. He points to evolved distributism, on the model of the great employee-owned co-operatives complex at Mondragon in Spain, as an authentic Third Way.
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Mathews, Charles Race Thorson was born on March 27, 1935 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Raymond Cyril and Jean Isobel (Morse) Mathews.
Bachelor of Education, Melbourne University, 1978. Master of Arts, Melbourne University, 1990. Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, 1999.
Clerk Shell Company, Melbourne, 1952. Teacher, speech therapist Department Education, 1953-1967. Principal private secretary, leader of opposition Australian Parliament, Canberra, 1967-1972.
House of Representatives, 1972-1975. Principal private secretary, leader of opposition Victorian Parliament, Melbourne, 1976-1979. Victorian Legislation Assembly, 1979-1992.
Senior research fellow Graduate School Government, Monash University, 1992-1999, senior research fellow Center for Management in Government, since 1999. Chairman select committee on specific learning difficulties House of Representatives, Australian Parliament, 1974-1975. Minister for police and emergency services, minister for the arts Victorial Parliament, 1982-1987, minister for community services, 1987-1988.
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Councillor City of Croydon, Melbourne, 1964-1966. Member council Victorian Institute Secondary Education, 1979-1985. Member Australian Institute Political Science (board directors 1976-1981), Australian Fabian Society (secretary 1960-1967, 80-87, since 1998).
Married Geraldine McKeown, May 26, 1956 (deceased June 1970). Children: Sean, Jane, Vanessa. Married Iola Lindsay Hack, September 2, 1972.
Children: Keir, Talya.