Decent capitalism : a blueprint for reforming our economies /
The recent crisis, created by finance capitalism, has brought us to the economic abyss. The excessive freedom of international markets has rapidly transformed into international panic, with states struggling to rescue and bail out a globalised financial sector. Reform is promised by our leaders, but...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London : New York, N.Y. :
Pluto Press ; Distributed in the U.S.A. exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
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| Summary: | The recent crisis, created by finance capitalism, has brought us to the economic abyss. The excessive freedom of international markets has rapidly transformed into international panic, with states struggling to rescue and bail out a globalised financial sector. Reform is promised by our leaders, but in governments dominated by financial interests there is little hope of meaningful change. Decent Capitalism argues for a response that addresses capitalism's systemic tendency towards crisis, a tendency which is completely absent from the mainstream debate. The authors develop a concept of a moderated capitalism that keeps its core strengths intact while reducing its inherent destructive political force in our societies. This book argues that reforming the capitalist system will have to be far more radical than the current political discourse suggests. Decent Capitalism is a concept and a slogan that will inspire political activists, trade unionists and policy makers to get behind a package of reforms that finally allows the majority to master capitalism. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 227 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-214) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849645843 1849645841 9781783716760 1783716762 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |