Varieties of Alternative Economic Systems: Practical Utopias for an Age of Global Crisis and Austerity...

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Richard Westra Robert Albritton (York University, Canada)

Varieties of Alternative Economic Systems

Practical Utopias for an Age of Global Crisis and Austerity

Richard Westra, Robert Albritton (York University, Canada), Seongjin Jeong

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English

Routledge
09 June 2017

Social & political philosophy; Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies; Economic theory & philosophy; Environmental economics; Political economy

Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

"In this age of overlapping and mutually reinforcing deep global crises (financial convulsions, global warming, mass migrations, militarism, inequality, selfish nation-states, etc.), there needs to be more realistic dialogue about radical alternatives to the status quo. Most literature produced heretofore has focused on the surface causes of these crises without much attention given to the sorts of major societal changes needed in order to deal with the crises we face.

This book moves the debate beyond the critiques and the false or not fully realised alternatives, to focus on what can be termed ""practical utopias"". The contributors to this book outline a range of practical proposals for constructing pathways out of the global economic, ecological and social crisis. Varieties of Alternative Economic Systems eschews a single blueprint but insists on dealing directly with the deep structural problems and contradictions of contemporary global capitalism. It provides a diverse array of complementary proposals and perspectives that can inform both theoretical thinking and practical action.

This volume will be of interest to academics and students who study political science, ecological economics, international politics and socialism."

Edited by: Richard Westra, Robert Albritton (York University, Canada), Seongjin Jeong
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781138226579
ISBN 10: 1138226572
Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 09 June 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1) Introduction to practical utopias Robert Albritton and Richard Westra Part I Socialism and ecology Chapter 2) Radical social democracy: a phase of transition to democratic socialism Saeed Rahnema Chapter 3) Ecosocialism for a new era Pat Devine Chapter 4) Ecological community: a practical utopia Ann E. Davis Chapter 5) Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism Seongjin Jeong Part II Positive practicalities: leaping ahead Chapter 6) Provisioning under austerity: meeting human needs in the future Barbara Hopkins Chapter 7) World government is a necessity Robert Albritton Chapter 8) Alternative principles of labor: liberation from labor and liberation through work Gui-yeon Jang Chapter 9) Building a (very) new road to socialism: Cuba in the 21st century Al Campbell Chapter 10) South African commoning of medicines and water beyond human rights Patrick Bond Part III New thinking towards a new future Chapter 11) Foundations and pathways to a progressive, socialist eco-sustainable future Richard Westra Chapter 12) A posthumanist economics Karin Schönpflug and Christine M. Klapeer

Richard Westra received his Ph.D. in Political Studies from Queen’s University, Canada, in 2001. Currently he is Designated Professor in the Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University, Japan. Robert Albritton is Professor Emeritus, Departments of Political Science and Social and Political Thought at York University, Canada. He is a prolific writer who has authored or edited 12 books and scores of articles in journals and book collections. Seongjin Jeong is a leading Marxian economist in South Korea. He has written widely on Marxism, socialism and the Korean economy. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Gyeongsang National University and editor of Marxism 21.