Socialism, Capitalism and Alternatives
In 1989 the Berlin Wall came down. Two years later the Soviet Union disintegrated. The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union discredited the idea of socialism for generations to come. It was seen as representing the final and irreversible victory of capitalism. This triumphal...
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| description | In 1989 the Berlin Wall came down. Two years later the Soviet Union disintegrated. The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union discredited the idea of socialism for generations to come. It was seen as representing the final and irreversible victory of capitalism. This triumphal dominance was barely challenged until the 2008 financial crisis threw the Western world into a state of turmoil.
Through analysis of post-socialist Russia and Central and Eastern Europe, as well as of the United Kingdom, China and the United States, Socialism, Capitalism and Alternatives confronts the difficulty we face in articulating alternatives to capitalism, socialism and threatening populist regimes. Beginning with accounts of the impact of capitalism on countries left behind by the planned economies, the volume moves on to consider how China has become a beacon of dynamic economic growth, aggressively expanding its global influence.
The final section of the volume poses alternatives to the ideological dominance of neoliberalism in the West. Since the 2008 financial crisis, demands for social change have erupted across the world. Exposing the failure of neoliberalism in the United Kingdom and examining recent social movements in Europe and the United States, the closing chapters identify how elements of past ideas are re-emerging, among them Keynesianism and radical socialism. As those chapters indicate, these ideas might well have potential to mobilise support and challenge the dominance of neoliberalism. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-294432025-07-21T15:57:24Z Socialism, Capitalism and Alternatives Duncan, Peter J. S. Schimpfössl, Elisabeth socialism neoliberalisn capitalism political science communism political ideologies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFF Left-of-centre democratic ideologies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFF Left-of-centre democratic ideologies In 1989 the Berlin Wall came down. Two years later the Soviet Union disintegrated. The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union discredited the idea of socialism for generations to come. It was seen as representing the final and irreversible victory of capitalism. This triumphal dominance was barely challenged until the 2008 financial crisis threw the Western world into a state of turmoil. Through analysis of post-socialist Russia and Central and Eastern Europe, as well as of the United Kingdom, China and the United States, Socialism, Capitalism and Alternatives confronts the difficulty we face in articulating alternatives to capitalism, socialism and threatening populist regimes. Beginning with accounts of the impact of capitalism on countries left behind by the planned economies, the volume moves on to consider how China has become a beacon of dynamic economic growth, aggressively expanding its global influence. The final section of the volume poses alternatives to the ideological dominance of neoliberalism in the West. Since the 2008 financial crisis, demands for social change have erupted across the world. Exposing the failure of neoliberalism in the United Kingdom and examining recent social movements in Europe and the United States, the closing chapters identify how elements of past ideas are re-emerging, among them Keynesianism and radical socialism. As those chapters indicate, these ideas might well have potential to mobilise support and challenge the dominance of neoliberalism. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2019-10-30 23:55 2020-01-08 13:47:18 2020-04-01T09:56:34Z 2019 book 1005776 OCN: 1135850748 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24352 9781787353831; 9781787353855; 9781787353848 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/29443 eng Fringe open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24352/1/Socialism-Capitalism-and-Alternatives.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24352/1/Socialism-Capitalism-and-Alternatives.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24352/1/Socialism-Capitalism-and-Alternatives.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24352/1/Socialism-Capitalism-and-Alternatives.pdf UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781787353824 10.14324/111.9781787353824 29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc Knowledge Unlatched b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781787353831; 9781787353855; 9781787353848 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) 252 London 102002 KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books open access |
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