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Record Nr.

UNINA9910592986003321

Titolo

Capitalism, Democracy, Socialism: Critical Debates / / edited by Albena Azmanova, James Chamberlain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

3-031-08407-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 pages)

Collana

Philosophy and Politics - Critical Explorations, , 2352-8389 ; ; 22

Disciplina

905

Soggetti

Critical theory

International relations

Political science - Philosophy

Globalization

Political science

Critical Theory

International Relations

Political Philosophy

Political Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 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.

Sommario/riassunto

This 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.