Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B011I42XQ0 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 325 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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His books include Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed and Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions. He writes forthe Guardian and the New Statesman, among others.Gildart Jackson's acting credits span the stage and screen. He has also starred in numerous television shows, including CSI and Vegas, and recently played the lead in the highly acclaimed independent feature f
At the heart of this change is information technology, a revolution that is driven by capitalism but, with its tendency to push the value of much of what we make toward zero, has the potential to destroy an economy based on markets, wages, and private ownership. Surveying this turbulent history, Paul Mason’s Postcapitalism argues that we are on the brink of a change so big and so profound that this time capitalism itself, the immensely complex system within which entire societies function, will mutate into something wholly new. We know that our world is undergoing seismic change—but how can we emerge from the crisis a fairer, more equal society?Over the past two centuries or so, capitalism has undergone profound changes—economic cycles that veer from boom to bust—from which it has always emerged transformed and strengthened. And as the terrain changes, new paths open. This is the first time in human history in which, equipped with an understanding of what is happening around us, we can predict and shape the future.. In this bold and prophetic book, Mason shows how, from the ashes of the crisis, we have the c
Simply amazing how the author ties together cutting edge economic theory Omar Ghaffar Simply amazing how the author ties together cutting edge economic theory on technology with political thinking. This is not a book to be missed for modern thinkers. There might be many automatically critical of this work on an ideological level but I would implore you to put your politics aside, get it and read. The ideas in this book correspond to many of those found in Martin Ford's Book Rise of the Robot's as well as the work by MIT economists called The Second Machine Age. Specifically, one should pay attention to whether "information goods conflict fun. ""Ripped from the headlines!"" according to Veronica Dale. “It hooked me at the first page!” “Ripped from the headlines!” “I couldn’t put it down!”Hey wait a minute. Isn’t this supposed to be a review of an economics book? It is, and for me all those exclamations are true. In spite of the fact that I usually think economics is opaque and boring, I found this book to be positively riveting.Like a lot of people, I’m worried about what’s going on in today’s world. The Arab Spring never bloomed; Occupy Wall Street petered out; the upcoming US election se. Inherent economic dynamics versus the decision/choice to create a new postcapitalism The issue of postcapitalism has to be seen from two angles: the inherent dynamic, if any, of a system moving beyond itself, and the choice/decision of those in the system to change or abolish it completely. In the final analysis it is a speculative guess that the current system stuck in its neo-liberal dystopia has the seeds for a transition to something else. We should remain wary of such claims because while they can offer insights into the dynamics of capitalism we can more safely predict that if the system tends to transcend itself those who stand to pr
Building on a remarkable career's worth of reporting on the frontlines of global capitalism and worker resistance, this book is an original, engaging, and bracingly-articulated vision of real alternatives. It is sure to many spark vigorous debates, and they are precisely the ones we should be having.” Naomi Klein“After postmodernism and all other fashionable post-trends, Mason fearlessly confronts the only true post-, postcapitalism. “Even readers not quite persuaded will appreciate Mason's readable, reportorial style, his use of a wide range of economists, business gurus, and economic thinkers to help support his thesis, and his deft treatment of sometimes-difficult economic theories A radical diagnosis and a bold prognostic