Reflections On Socialism In The Twenty First Century

Author : Claes Brundenius
Publisher : Unknown
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Release : 2020
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 3030339211

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Reflections on Socialism in the Twenty-First Century by Claes Brundenius Pdf

In this volume, the authors reflect on the question "what is socialism" as it pertains to today's economy. There is particular emphasis on democratic socialism models as a potential alternative to classic authoritarian socialism. A number of topical questions are addressed such as: What is democratic socialism and is it feasible, or even viable? What can be learnt from existing democratic socialist experiences? What would an ideal democratic socialist society look like today? Under what circumstances, and where, could such a model emerge today? In exploring these questions, several themes arise within these chapters such as the role of socialist values and inspirations in capitalist societies; and how capitalism and socialism relate to the knowledge economy. The contemporary world is showing many contradictions with uncertain future scenarios that preoccupy mankind. The global capitalist system as we know it is in deep crisis-and some even predict its slow death, because of its inability to handle the environmental imperative. At the same time, classic socialism as experienced in the Soviet Union and its proxies is a stone dead alternative to capitalism today. So what options remain? The book considers this question as it examines a range of countries where socialism (in one form or another) has arisen, or where democratic socialism could be possible, including Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Sweden and the United States.

Author : Claes Brundenius
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030339203

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Reflections on Socialism in the Twenty-First Century by Claes Brundenius Pdf

In this volume, the authors reflect on the question “what is socialism” as it pertains to today’s economy. There is particular emphasis on democratic socialism models as a potential alternative to classic authoritarian socialism. A number of topical questions are addressed such as: What is democratic socialism and is it feasible, or even viable? What can be learnt from existing democratic socialist experiences? What would an ideal democratic socialist society look like today? Under what circumstances, and where, could such a model emerge today? In exploring these questions, several themes arise within these chapters such as the role of socialist values and inspirations in capitalist societies; and how capitalism and socialism relate to the knowledge economy. The contemporary world is showing many contradictions with uncertain future scenarios that preoccupy mankind. The global capitalist system as we know it is in deep crisis—and some even predict its slow death, because of its inability to handle the environmental imperative. At the same time, classic socialism as experienced in the Soviet Union and its proxies is a stone dead alternative to capitalism today. So what options remain? The book considers this question as it examines a range of countries where socialism (in one form or another) has arisen, or where democratic socialism could be possible, including Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Sweden and the United States.

Author : Anil Rajimwale,M. Vijaya Kumar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000217940

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Socialism in the 21st Century by Anil Rajimwale,M. Vijaya Kumar Pdf

The present collection contains papers of the first national workshop organised by the All India Progressive Forum (AIPF) on '21st Century Socialism' in Hyderabad. Socialism is a controversial issue, rendered more controversial by the great collapse of the Soviet Union and the East European socialist regimes. The collapse has reignited the controversies on the nature, path and viability of socialism in its many interpretations. In the meantime the scientific and technological revolution has added new features to the theory of social transformation, and has reopened many issues settled by history of individual revolution. The papers discuss many old and new aspects of socialism, social revolution and transformation. They also seek to add many new features. They particularly emphasize the notion that socialism of '21st century' will be different, in many crucial ways, than that of the 20th century. Please note: This title is co-published with Aakar Books, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

Author : Marta Harnecker
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781583674680

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A World to Build by Marta Harnecker Pdf

Harnecker offers a useful overview of the changing political map in Latin America, examining the trajectories of several progressive Latin American governments as they work to develop alternative models to capitalism.--Provided by publisher.

Author : Jeremy Gilbert
Publisher : Polity
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1509536558

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Twenty-First Century Socialism by Jeremy Gilbert Pdf

What causes climate change, social breakdown, rampant inequality and the creeping spread of ubiquitous surveillance? Capitalism. What is the only alternative to capitalism? Socialism. Socialism cannot, however, remain static if it is going to save civilisation from these catastrophes. In this urgent manifesto for a 21st century left, Jeremy Gilbert shows that we need a revitalised socialist politics that learns from the past to adapt to contemporary challenges. He argues that socialism must overcome its industrial origins and give priority to an environmental agenda. In an age of global networks, digital technology and instant communication, central government diktat and restrictions on free speech and movement must be jettisoned. We need to control the economy rather than let it control us - but we must do this by empowering workers, citizens and communities to run their world their way. It’s time to take back the wealth, the services and the platforms that our own energy has built. In the digital age, it’s time for a new socialism.

Author : Gavin Kitching
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000681352

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Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century by Gavin Kitching Pdf

This short book makes a connection between recent ‘tectonic shifts’ in the world economy and the political problems currently confronted by western democracies. The shift of manufacturing away from the West, allied to the pressure to keep costs down in an increasingly competitive global economy, has led to economic inequality, reliance on service industry employment and public sector austerity. All this has in turn produced large numbers of desperate citizens attracted to a populist economic nationalism accompanied by xenophobia. However, the originality of this text lies not in the above argument, but in the philosophical reflections which drive and derive from it. These include reflections on history as a supposed causal process; on the need to make ethical judgements of economic activities and the difficulties of doing so; and on the problems confronting modern citizens in understanding complex economic processes and their political implications. Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century endorses Wittgenstein’s ‘praxis’ approach to human social life and its study. Accordingly, it not only analyses economic and political problems but suggests ways of solving or mitigating them. In doing so it relies on Marx’s conviction that our capacity to see certain phenomena as problems is at least a priori evidence that they can be solved. This book will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students of politics, comparative politics, political economy and international relations.

Author : Thomas Piketty
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780674979857

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Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty Pdf

What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. In this work the author analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. His findings transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality. He shows that modern economic growth and the diffusion of knowledge have allowed us to avoid inequalities on the apocalyptic scale predicted by Karl Marx. But we have not modified the deep structures of capital and inequality as much as we thought in the optimistic decades following World War II. The main driver of inequality--the tendency of returns on capital to exceed the rate of economic growth--today threatens to generate extreme inequalities that stir discontent and undermine democratic values if political action is not taken. But economic trends are not acts of God. Political action has curbed dangerous inequalities in the past, the author says, and may do so again. This original work reorients our understanding of economic history and confronts us with sobering lessons for today.

Author : Ernest Krausz,Gitta Tulea
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0765809516

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Starting the Twenty-First Century by Ernest Krausz,Gitta Tulea Pdf

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction Postmodernism and The Cunning of Reason -- Part 1 Values and Cultural Changes in the Postmodern World -- 1. Space in the Globalizing World -- 2. Barbarism and Modernity: The Destructive Components of Modernity-The Perennial Challenge -- 3. Social Science as Cultural Formation: A View from America -- Part 2 Social Development and Policies in Contemporary Society -- 4. Development of Applied Social Science-The World Bank Experience -- 5. Progressing Health and Healthcare: A Positive Role for Sociology? -- Part 3 Societies in Transition-Eastern Europe -- 6. Socialist and Capitalist Experiments in the Twentieth Century-The Case of Russia -- 7. Post-Communist Societies: Ten Years After -- Part 4 The Jewish World: Pre- and Post-Holocaust -- 8. Jewish Identities and the Diaspora-The Diaspora Paradigm Confronting Modernity -- 9. The Jews of Independent Poland-Linguistic and Cultural Changes -- 10. Who Rules Israel? -- 11. Despoliation, Reparation, Compensation: The Case of the Jews in France -- Contributors -- Index

Author : Michelle Willaims,Vishwas Satgar
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781868148462

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Marxisms in the 21st Century by Michelle Willaims,Vishwas Satgar Pdf

The current resurgence of Marxism is based on new sources of inspiration and creativity from movements that seek democratic, egalitarian and ecological alternatives to capitalism. The Marxism of many of these movements is neither dogmatic nor prescriptive, but rather, open, searching, utopian. It revolves around four primary factors: the importance of democracy for an emancipatory project; the ecological limits of capitalism; the crisis of global capitalism; and the learning of lessons from the failures of Marxist-inspired experiments. Marxisms in the Twenty-First Century challenges vanguardist Marxism featured in South Africa and beyond. Featuring leading thinkers from the Left, the book offers provocative ideas on interpreting our current world and serves as an excellent introduction to new ways of thinking about Marxism to students and scholars in the field. Many anti-capitalist traditions and themes - including democracy, globalisation, feminism, critique and ecology inform and shape the contributions in this volume.

Author : Max Eastman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Communism
ISBN : UOM:39076005943647

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Reflections on the Failure of Socialism by Max Eastman Pdf

Author : Roland Atzmüller,Brigitte Aulenbacher,Ulrich Brand,Fabienne Décieux,Karin Fischer,Birgit Sauer
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781788974240

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Capitalism in Transformation by Roland Atzmüller,Brigitte Aulenbacher,Ulrich Brand,Fabienne Décieux,Karin Fischer,Birgit Sauer Pdf

Presenting a profound and far-reaching analysis of economic, ecological, social, cultural and political developments of contemporary capitalism, this book draws on the work of Karl Polanyi, and re-reads it for our times. The renowned authors offer key insights to current changes in the relations between the economy, politics and society, and their ecological and social effects.

Author : Andrew Jackson
Publisher : Between the Lines
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781771135399

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The Fire and the Ashes by Andrew Jackson Pdf

In The Fire and the Ashes, long-time union economist and policy analyst Andrew Jackson looks back on a fascinating career in the labour movement, the NDP, and left politics, combining keen historical analysis with a political manifesto for today. As one of the few trade union economists in Canada, Jackson brings a unique insider perspective and decades of experience to bear on his critical reflections on the history and changing fortunes of the NDP, the failures of neoliberalism, and the waning and recent renewal of the democratic socialist tradition. What plays out is a battle of ideas fought by Jackson and the wider left—one meant to rekindle both political veterans and a new generation of activists who believe that a true democracy cannot exist with great inequalities of wealth and political power, and that social ownership and public investment must be brought squarely into the mainstream.

Author : Robert Conquest
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0393320863

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Reflections on a Ravaged Century by Robert Conquest Pdf

A look at the twentieth century examines the factors and events that have sent millions to their deaths, discussing the philosophies that have caused so much conflict, as well as what the future may hold for the human race.

Author : Gustave Le Bon
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9791041941179

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The Psychology of Socialism by Gustave Le Bon Pdf

Author : Erik Olin Wright
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788736077

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How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century by Erik Olin Wright Pdf

What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it? Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values—equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity—can provide both the basis for a critique of capitalism and help to guide us toward a socialist and democratic society. Erik Olin Wright has distilled decades of work into this concise and tightly argued manifesto: analyzing the varieties of anticapitalism, assessing different strategic approaches, and laying the foundations for a society dedicated to human flourishing. How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century is an urgent and powerful argument for socialism, and an unparalleled guide to help us get there. Another world is possible. Included is an afterword by the author’s close friend and collaborator Michael Burawoy.