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Neoliberalism Inequality and Authoritarianism
This book exposes the inherent contradictions of neoliberalism. The myth of limitless growth ignores the reality of resource constraints and fuels a global upward transfer of wealth. Meanwhile, a fractured global economy and intensifying class warfare chip away at neoliberalism's foundation. As inequality spirals and social justice crumbles, the model increasingly serves a privileged few at the expense of the majority. This undermines the Enlightenment ideal of using liberal democracy to improve lives in the age of mass politics, threatening neoliberalism's very survival.
Economic and Monetary Sovereignty in 21st Century Africa
The story of how African societies are resisting financial dependency and colonial legacies.
A Modern Guide to Uneven Economic Development
In contrast to neo-classical mainstream approaches to economics, this innovative Modern Guide addresses the complex reality of economic development as an inherently uneven process, exploring the ways of theorizing and empirically exploring the mechanisms with which the unevenness manifests itself. It covers a wide array of issues influencing wealth and poverty, technological innovation, ecology and sustainability, financialization, population, gender, and geography, considering the dynamics of cumulative causations created by the interplay between these factors.
Rudolf Hilferding
This revised and expanded book focuses on Hilferding's major work, Finance Capital. In revisiting this influential book from a methodological point of view, both historical and intellectual, the authors affirm Hilferding's place in the Marxist tradition. Hilferding's ideas are used to criticise incumbent approaches in economics and enrich existing discussions and debates about the nature of modern capitalism. In doing so, this book highlights the importance of Hilferding's work in analysing and understanding modern capitalism and corporate developments. New material looking at Hilferding’s economic journalism, debates around his work in Poland, and Eugene Varga’s perspective on his work is also included.The book aims to explore Hilferding’s central ideas on the political economy, as well as its historical context and relation to Marx. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in the political economy, the history of economic thought, and European politics.
Democratize Work
An urgent and deeply resonant case for the power of workplace democracy to restore balance between economy and society. What happens to a society—and a planet—when capitalism outgrows democracy? The tensions between democracy and capitalism are longstanding, and they have been laid bare by the social effects of COVID-19. The narrative of “essential workers” has provided thin cover for the fact that society’s lowest paid and least empowered continue to work risky jobs that keep our capitalism humming. Democracy has been subjugated by the demands of capitalism. For many, work has become unfair. In Democratize Work, essays from a dozen social scientists—all women—articulate the pe...
Urbane Ungleichheit, Informalität und Prekarität in Tunesien
Der Arabische Frühling nahm 2010 in Tunesien seinen Anfang. Eine tragende Rolle fiel dabei der Jugend zu. Doch haben sich ihre Lebensbedingungen seit der Revolution angesichts wirtschaftlicher Probleme und gesellschaftlicher Spannungen verbessert? Johannes Frische untersucht die Erwerbs- und Einkommensstrategien der Bewohner benachteiligter Stadtgebiete. Das Ergebnis ist ernüchternd: Vor allem junge Menschen haben nach wie vor kaum Chancen auf Teilhabe. Strukturelle Erwerbslosigkeit, Informalität und Prekarität prägen ihren Alltag. Am Beispiel des Vorortes Ettadhamen verdeutlicht er die Folgen stadtgeschichtlicher Entwicklungen im Großraum Tunis: räumlich-soziale Segregation, wirtschaftliche Perspektivlosigkeit und soziale Marginalisierung. Seine Analyse zeigt auf, wie Übergänge ins Erwerbsleben und in die Phase der Familiengründung hinausgezögert oder blockiert werden. Die Vielfalt prekärer Lebenslagen im Spannungsfeld zwischen Teilhabe und Ausgrenzung wird sichtbar.
Democracy, Race, and Justice
The first book to bring together the key writings and speeches of civil rights activist Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander--the first Black American economist In 1921, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black American to gain a Ph.D. degree in economics. Unable to find employment as an economist because of discrimination, Alexander became a lawyer so that she could press for equal rights for African Americans. Although her historical significance has been relatively ignored, Alexander was a pioneering civil rights activist who used both the law and economic analysis to challenge racial inequities and deprivations. This volume--a recovery of Sadie Alexander's economic thought--provides a comprehensive account of her thought-provoking speeches and writings on the relationship between democracy, race, and justice. Nina Banks's introductions bring fresh insight into the events and ideologies that underpinned Alexander's outlook and activism. A brilliant intellectual, Alexander called for bold, redistributive policies that would ensure racial justice for Black Americans while also providing a foundation to safeguard democracy.
Il Manifesto del lavoro
Come possiamo affrontare la crisi globale e multidimensionale che stiamo attraversando? Il sistema capitalista neoliberista basato sulla sola ricerca del profitto non farà che rafforzare la concentrazione della ricchezza, aggravare le disuguaglianze e devastare il nostro ecosistema. Contro lo status quo, un collettivo di illustri scienziate sociali si è mobilitato per farsi non solo agitatore ma anche innovatore e orchestratore del cambiamento necessario, richiamando tutto il mondo accademico a offrire il proprio contributo. Il progetto del Manifesto del lavoro, che si concentra nella formula “democratizzare (le aziende), demercificare (il lavoro) e disinquinare (il pianeta)”, declina questi imperativi di volta in volta da punti di vista sociali e culturali diversi, per una definizione il più possibile completa e inclusiva del piano d’azione. In un’epoca in cui pandemie, eccessi populisti e sconvolgimenti climatici sono minacce ogni giorno più concrete, il Manifesto del lavoro segna la strada per agire collettivamente e riportare equilibrio, giustizia e rispetto ovunque e per tutte e tutti.
Le Manifeste travail
Comment faire face à la crise que nous traversons ? Le système capitaliste néo-libéral fondé sur la seule recherche du profit ne fera que renforcer la concentration des richesses, aggraver les inégalités et détruire chaque jour un peu plus notre écosystème. Contre le statu quo, un collectif de femmes, chercheuses en sciences sociales issues de tous horizons, appelle à un nouveau partage du pouvoir au sein des entreprises, condition d’une véritable transition écologique. Elles sont les auteures du Manifeste Travail, déjà traduit en 27 langues et qui est devenu en quelques semaines l’amorce d’un mouvement mondial. Leur projet ? Démocratiser l’entreprise, pour permettre ...
Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque
This edition of Fanny Parkes' account of her travels in India provides valuable insight into middle-class British women's views on Indian life. It includes descriptions of the Zenana and Indian domestic life--subjects that are often omitted from male-authored travel texts.
