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Realizing hope : life beyond capitalism /

Realizing Hope offers a speculative vision of a future beyond capitalism - an alternative to the exploitation of human labour, the unchecked destruction of the earth, and the oppression of all for the benefit of the few. Participatory economics - parecon for short - is Albert's concrete proposa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Albert, Michael, 1947- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Zed Books, 2014.
Colección:Critique, influence, change.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front cover; critique influence change; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Noam Chomsky; Preface to the critique influence change edition; Introduction; 1 Parecon; Capitalism; Parecon's values; Parecon's institutions; 2 Polity; Anarchist roots; The need for political vision; Failed political visions; Parpolity; Parpolity and economy; Addendum: Parpolity and political strategy today; 3 Kinship; Kinship vision; Economics and women and men; Parecon's impact; Economics and sexuality; Economics and intergenerational conflict; 4 Community; Cultural vision.
  • Race and capitalismRace and parecon; Addendum: Religion and the left; 5 Internationalism; Rejecting capitalist globalization; Supporting global justice; Participatory economics not capitalist greed; The implications of parecon for international relations; 6 Ecology; Economies and the environment; Parecon's alternative approach; Other species; 7 Science/Technology; Defining science; Science motives; Science and economics; Parecon and science; Technology; Economics and technology; Parecon's technology; Health as a further indicator; 8 Education; Education now; Future education; 9 Art.
  • Artistic attitudesParecon art; Artists' questions; Artists' needs; 10 Journalism; Capitalist media; Parecon and journalism; 11 Athletics; Pareconish athletics; Athletics?; Competition; 12 Crime; Crime and punishment in capitalism; Parecon and crime; Economic crime in parecon?; 13 Questions; Capitalism questions; Parecon questions; Questioning today's society; Questioning future society; 14 Strategy; Non-reformist reform struggles; Class maps: class struggle; Fighting to win; 15 Marxism; Marxism's features; Marxist economism; Marxism and class; Marxism and vision and strategy.
  • Marxism indicts MarxismNot people at fault, but institutions; Concepts and collective behavior; A better Marxism?; Getting personal about it; 16 Anarchism; The two faces of anarchism; Anarchist vision?; 21st-century anarchism; Addendum: Primitivism; 17 Aspirations; 18 Dissent; References; Index; Back cover.