Global Neoliberal Capitalism and the Alternatives: From Social Democracy to State Capitalisms

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David Lane (Cambridge University)

Global Neoliberal Capitalism and the Alternatives

From Social Democracy to State Capitalisms

David Lane (Cambridge University)

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English

Bristol University Press
16 June 2023

Social issues & processes; Globalization; Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies; Political economy; Economic systems & structures; International business

The twentieth century was an era of socialist revolutionary transformations and significant social democratic reforms. By the twenty-first century, these socialist inspired movements have largely disappeared, their ideologies have been disavowed and their institutions dismantled and replaced by global neoliberal capitalism.

This book explores the social, political and economic forces driving these movements in Western Europe and the USSR, explaining their initial triumphs and how they eventually faltered under the influence of global neoliberalism. David Lane examines the nature and appeal of neoliberal capitalism and analyses current social and political proposals for its reform or replacement, including statist forms of capitalism, social democratic and ecological globalisation reforms, self-sustaining autonomous communities, and globalised forms of social democracy or socialism.

Outlining his own proposal to replace global neoliberal capitalism with political systems based on a combination of market socialism and state planning, Lane provides important insights for ways forward, and a challenge for parties seeking political and economic alternatives.

By: David Lane (Cambridge University)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529220902
ISBN 10: 1529220904
Pages: 334
Publication Date: 16 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Global Neoliberalism and What It Means 3. Neoliberalism: A Critique PART I Socialist Contenders and Their Demise 4. Socialist Visions 5. The State Socialist Challenge and Its Market Socialist Critics 6. The Decay of Social Democracy 7. The Conversion of Social Democracy to the ‘Third Way’ 8. State Socialism Moves to a Market Economy PART II Capitalist Globalisation and Its Adversaries 9. From Industrial to Global Capitalism 10. The Changing Global Class Structure and the Challenge of the Semi-Core 11. The Self-Destructing Propensities of Global Capitalism 12. The ‘Anti-Capitalist’ Critique 13. Ecological ‘Catastrophe’ 14. Social Democratic and Socialist Perspectives 15. The Challenge of State Capitalisms 16. Regulated Market Socialism

David Lane is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Cambridge University.

Reviews for Global Neoliberal Capitalism and the Alternatives: From Social Democracy to State Capitalisms

"""Though the marketplace of ideas about the future of capitalism and globalisation is extremely crowded, there are very few books that rival David Lane's in its geographical scope, scholarly coverage and bold theorising."" Leslie Sklair, London School of Economics ""This book provides a highly impressive overview of the historical development of global neoliberal capitalism, alongside the range of alternatives that have developed throughout this time. To bring these histories and alternatives together in a single volume is exceptional in its scope."" David J. Bailey, University of Birmingham"