{"id":4333,"date":"2015-04-05T02:30:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T02:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/?p=4333"},"modified":"2016-10-24T06:25:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T06:25:58","slug":"modernising-the-georgist-doctrine-without-using-the-words-land-value-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neweconomics.net.nz\/index.php\/2015\/04\/modernising-the-georgist-doctrine-without-using-the-words-land-value-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Modernising the Georgist \u2018doctrine\u2019 without using the words “land value tax”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"41bQo1jRHqL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-v3-big,TopRight,0,-55_SX278_SY278_PIkin4,BottomRight,1,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_\"<\/a>In Land a New Paradigm for a Thriving World, Martin Adams has spelled out his philosophy that no one should make a profit from owning land. He has carefully and thoughtfully reframed the Georgist \u2018doctrine\u2019 for a modern era and developed a clear new language. For example here is a classic sentence: \u2018What most people don\u2019t yet realise is that the value of land is best shared, and that whenever we profit from land we profit from society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martin is no slave to doctrine and clearly thinks out the issues for himself. He sees the vision. \u201cOnce we being to share this value with one another, we have the opportunity to unleash a cultural, technological, ecological, and even spiritual renaissance that will liberate us in ways we can\u2019t imagine.\u201d<\/p>\n

And \u2013 great news \u2013 Martin is no centralist. He understands that revenue must flow from the periphery to the centre, not the other way round. So he talks of land moving into a Community Land Trust and people then paying a Community Land Contribution. Some of the revenue stays local and the rest is passed upwards to other levels of government.<\/p>\n

From his description of how to prevent urban sprawl to his chapter on using farmland efficiently, Martin challenges us to think in a fresh way.<\/p>\n

Thoughout this valuable little book Martin has steadfastly refused to use the word \u2018tax\u2019 , arguing it implies that the people being taxed have to part with something that belongs to them. \u201cLand value taxes\u201d, he says, \u201care still rooted in the paradigm of private land ownership.\u201d<\/p>\n

The questions arising from this book regarding the practicalities of some of his suggested solution remain to be tackled. Martin, being so honest and so curious, will no doubt ask more questions, talk to more people and develop more politically realistic solutions. It’s monumental task. I have no doubt he will make an even bigger contribution in the future. Watch this space!<\/p>\n

Charles Eisenstein, Thom Hartman and Peter Barnes don\u2019t just recommend any book or call a book a \u2018brilliant contribution\u2019 or a \u2018modern breakthrough\u2019. Their reputations would be at stake if they did.<\/p>\n

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