Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 363 g
Escaping the Cruelties of Capitalism
Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 363 g
ISBN: 978-1-5095-6146-9
Verlag: Polity Press
Capitalism is failing us. Instead of bringing a decent life for the majority, it generates an outrageous gap between the rich and the rest, unaffordable housing, a profit-driven healthcare system, skyrocketing educational debt, racial and gender inequality, and the threat of climate disaster. Economist David Kotz argues that it’s time we built a new socialism for the unique challenges of the twenty-first century.
The problems of capitalism are too profound for reform, Kotz writes. Reform can help, but only temporarily, and not for all. Nor can we turn back to the socialist experiments of the twentieth century. But we can learn from those experiments, both their successes and failures, to build a democratic and participatory economic and political system. The result would be a sustainable future of economic justice, equality, material comfort, human development, and meaningful freedom. The journey towards a new socialism may be difficult. But Kotz combines a clear and rigorous account of how socialism can be made to work with a realistic strategy for how to get there. This is the book we need to help us escape the cruelties of our capitalist present.
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Fachgebiete
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 Capitalism
3 Reform of Capitalism
4 Lessons from the Past for a Socialist Future
5 Socialism
6 From Capitalism to Socialism
Notes
References
