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The entropy of capitalism /

The project of applying general systems theory to social sciences is crucial in today's crisis when social and ecological systems clash. This book concretely demonstrates the necessity of a Marxist approach to this challenge, notably in asserting agency (struggle) as against determinism. It sim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Biel, Robert
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2011.
Colección:Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 39.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The Entropy of Capitalism; Copyright; 1. Understanding the Limits and Decay of the Capitalist Mode of Production; 2. Capitalism as an Adaptive System; 3. The 'Systemic Turn' in Capitalist Political Economy; 4. The Era of Feedback from Entropy; 5. Militarism and State Terrorism as a Response to Crisis; 6. Organisation of the Twenty-First Century International System; 7. Contradictions in the Contemporary Phase of Imperialist Governance, and the Forces for Change within It