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Book SynopsisThis book critically analyzes the current historical conjuncture of neoliberal capitalism with an eye to its emergent alternatives. Can democracy and capitalism thrive together? Is socialism a viable and a desirable alternative? What are the forms of emancipatory action and critical thought that can effectively chart a way forward?
Focusing on nine “critical debates” it provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of the tensions, contradictions, and latent emancipatory potential of contemporary global capitalism. The specific debates are as follows: capitalism’s relationship with democracy; privatization and governance of the commons; the financialization of capitalism; technology and the future of work; varieties of neoliberal capitalism; cosmopolitanism, international development, and human rights; feminist theory and social solidarity; sustainability and climate change; and theories of capitalist crisis.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Democracy, Capitalism, Socialism, or none of the above – deciphering history’s tremors.- Chapter 2. Capitalism and Democracy: Complementarity, Complicity, Conflict, Compatibility.- Chapter 3. Privatization and the Governance of the Commons.- Chapter 4. Finance and the Financialization of Capitalism.- Chapter 5. Technology and the Future of Work.- Chapter 6. Varieties of Neoliberal Capitalism.- Chapter 7. Cosmopolitanism, International Development and Human Rights.- Chapter 8. Feminist Theory and Social Solidarity.- Chapter 9. Sustaining What? Capitalism, Socialism, and Climate Change.- Chapter 10. Capitalism and Crisis: Thinking through capitalist crisis with Schumpeter and Polanyi.
