Description
Book SynopsisThe Economic Gulag: Patriarchy, Capitalism, and Inequality is a trenchant critical analysis of the devastating ravages of capitalist patriarchy in our modern society and its pervasive and increasingly destabilizing negative influence on our views and values regarding power, gender, wealth, and inequality. It extends the investigation begun in The Democratic Gulag (2015) that argued that we live in a social and ideological gulag dominated by the meta-ideology of patriarchy that has defined and circumscribed every aspect of the social experience of humanity for millennia to the detriment of all. The Economic Gulag explores how patriarchy is infused within capitalist theory and practice. It offers a socially democratic critique and alternatives to reform its dominance. Through the lens of critical theory and the use of current empirical and statistical research, The Economic Gulag deconstructs the modern neoliberal capitalist wealth myth and its und
Trade Review
“Robert Bahlieda uses the prism of patriarchy to produce an intellectual work of conscience against today’s profiteering ‘Wild West.’ Building upon others’ empirical research, he closely faults (among other icons) globalization, democracy, religion, and technology. From clearheaded topic sentences on through to bracing conclusions, Bahlieda’s paragraphs move the reader through deep structural changes that could help humanize society. I see his provocative book as ethical, ambitious, and important as, say, Naomi Klein’s much-admired This Changes Everything.” —Richard Townsend, Professor Emeritus of Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments – Introduction – Ideology, Leadership, and Capitalism – The Impact of Industrialization – The New Global Economy – The Profit Problem – Solving the Profit Riddle – The Social Case Against Capitalism – Liberating the Gulag – Conclusion – Index.
