Kapitalisme

At the heart of capitalism lies the idea of 'homo economicus': an ever-rational human being motivated by self-interest which arguably leads societies to economic prosperity. Drawing on French sociologist Marcel Mauss' influential theory of 'the gift', Frank Adloff shatters this fallacy to show mutual trust is the only glue that holds societies together; people are giving beings and they can cooperate for the benefit of all when the logic of maximizing personal gain in capitalism is broken. Acknowledging the role of women, nature, and workers in the Global South in transforming society, this book proposes a politics of conviviality, (from the Latin con-vivere: living together) for global and environmental justice as an alternative to the pursuit of profit, growth, and consumption.

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 in 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 globalization 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.

Lenin's Marxist classic explains the inevitable flaws and destructive power of capitalism: that it would lead unavoidably to imperialism, monopolies and colonialism.

The source of all wealth is enterprise. Enterprise is the action of the Entrepreneur to start a firm to produce and sell goods and services, and it is intended that the firm would operate under increasing returns to scale. The book is based fundamentally on the concept of increasing returns to scale. Increasing returns to scale is the source of profits. The economic theory of increasing returns to scale is discussed in detail, and this concept explains why enterprise and entrepreneurs operate through increasing returns to scale create wealth.

Why the market will never solve the Climate Crisis

How Marx and Spinoza can explain our perverse attachment to the indignities of work

Die Welt ist aus den Fugen geraten. So können wir nicht weiterleben. Seit Jahrzehnten setzt sich weltweit eine neoliberale ökonomische Sicht der gesellschaftlichen und politisch-wirtschaftlichen Welt durch. Sie zerstört soziale und politische Mitmenschlichkeit, das Gesundheitswesen und die Ökosysteme dieser Erde zugunsten der alleinigen kommerziellen und machtbesessenen Regulierungen. Die Welt wird apokalyptisch bedroht durch kapitalistische Wachstumsideologie und utilitaristischen Fortschrittsglauben.Dem setzen wir unsere Vision von "Konvivialismus", Börngen BoD 2020, besser zusammenleben, statt einander niederzumetzeln, gegenüber. Sie kann die Welt zum Besseren verändern. Alle menschgedachten "wertvollen Elemente" der Jahrhunderte in Bezug auf "heilige Eingebungen", Vernunft in Philosophie und Morallehren sowie Freiheit in politischen Ideologien müssen zur Transformation und Umkehr unseres Lebens führen. Dies bedeutet ein erweiterter Humanismus und eine Politik der Menschenwürde. Letztlich geht es um eine globale Verwirklichung von Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und Bewahrung der Schöpfung, religionsverbindend um eine Ökumene der Weltreligionen. 40 Verantwortliche unserer Zeit, darunter Vertreter von acht Weltreligionen, haben dazu in großer Weltverantwortung und bewegender Gemeinsamkeit ihre Sicht darstellen können. Gefragt ist eine weltweite Vernetzung vieler zivilgesellschaftlicher Bewegungen durch Gedankenaustausch und konvivialistische Zusammenarbeit, eine globale Zivilgesellschaft als Gegenstück zur kapitalistischen Globalisierung. In der Klimakatastrophe hat aktuell "absolute Priorität die Senkung des CO2-Ausstoßes und die Nutzung der erneuerbaren Energien anstelle der Kernkraft und der fossilen Energien."

"An original, bold, and convincing argument for a cap on wealth by the philosopher who coined the term "limitarianism" that invites us to a radical reimagining of our world"--

Pundits, journalists, and individuals bemoan the state of the economy on a regular basis, but they usually direct their criticism at Wall Street manipulators and big corporations.The real blame should go to the structure of a system that condones and overlooks practices leading to world economic and financial crises that create high unemployment, a huge increase in debt, and a widening gap between the super rich and the poor.All this is leading to the destruction of the middle class and an alarming increase in the cost of living. Various solutions have been proposed, including nationalization of the entire private economy or an increase in private control of big banks and corporations. Others advocate simply taking over Wall Street without any clearly defined objectives.A new system would prevent the economic and financial crises as well as the social upheavals that go along with them, but it's none of those described above. Learn about "Equitocracy" and what you can do to promote its objectives.¿Radu Buzescu earned two master's degrees ---- one from a European university and the other from an American university --- and has conducted extensive on social, economic, and financial structures. He currently lives in New York

Employee ownership creates stronger companies, helps workers build wealth, and fosters a fairer, more stable society. In this book, two leading experts show how it works-and how it can be greatly expanded. Wages don't cover the bills. Wealth inequality is growing. Social trust is eroding. There are endless debates about what to do, but one key factor is inexplicably left out: who owns the companies that drive the economy?Ownership matters. Ownership by a few means benefits for a few. But if you spread ownership around, you spread the benefits of capitalism around. Employee ownership lets workers build real wealth, not just pick up a paycheck. And it's a piece of the puzzle that's in plain sight. As Corey Rosen and John Case point out, there are already thousands of prosperous employee-owned companies. Rosen and Case explain why so many companies end up being owned by Wall Street shareholders or private equity firms-and why that kind of ownership encourages a focus on short-term profits rather than the long-term sustainability needed by employees, communities, and the environment. They show the limits of reform efforts that don't address the essential issue of who owns what. But the heart of the book is a deep dive into how employee ownership originated, how it works now, and what needs to be done to expand it. The book looks at how the idea is growing, both in the United States and around the world-and why all sides of the political spectrum support it. Rosen and Case offer a vivid portrait of a form of ownership that results in more prosperous workers, more responsible companies, and a fairer, more stable society.

From the author of the modern business classic The Smartest Guys in the Room comes a damning indictment of late-stage capitalism-and the leaders that were brutally unprepared for a global pandemic.In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that governments across the world could not adequately protect their citizens. Millions of people suffered and died in just two years, while administrations around the globe blundered; prize-winning economists overlooked devastating trade-offs from the collapse of trade; and elites escaped to isolated retreats, unaffected by - and worse, even profiting from - the worst healthcare crisis to hit humanity in decades.In this page-turning economic, political and financial history, veteran journalists Bethany McClean and Joseph Nocera analyse the American response to the pandemic as a case study, to offer fresh and provocative answers. With laser-sharp reporting and deep sourcing, they investigate what really happened when governments ran out of PPE due to snarled supply chains; and the shock to the financial system when the world's biggest economies stumbled. They zero in on the effectiveness of wildly polarised approaches across states, and they trace why thousands died in hollowed-out hospital systems and nursing homes run by private equity firms, all in the name of "maximising shareholder value".The Big Fail is an expansive, gripping narrative account on what the pandemic did to one economy, and how it forced us to question the fundamental principles of our society

Branko Milanovic charts 200 years of the fascinating history of the discourse on inequality through portraits of six key economists, from Quesnay to Kuznets. In their work and lives, we see how differently each conceived of inequality, and how the subject, prominent in their times, was eclipsed during the Cold War and has become central once again.

Konkurrencestaten er et discountsamfund. Det er konklusionen i denne bog om forholdene på arbejdsmarkedet, i velfærden og i uddannelses­systemerne. I konkurrencestaten er det selv­forsørgelsen og overlevelsen, der er det centrale. Ikke den enestående præstation. Velfærdsprofessionelle beskriver arbejdsforhold, der sætter lav pris over høj kvalitet, også selvom det går ud over borgernes velfærd. Og eget helbred. Elever fortæller om en 'frygtkultur' og et karakter­ræs i en skole, hvor det er vigtigere at bestå end at forstå. I discountsamfundet er det vigtigere at passere end at præstere. At præsentere noget, der ser godt ud, snarere end at gøre godt. At makke ret, snarere end at gøre det rigtige. Individet presses derfor til at gå på kompromis med faglige og etiske standarder og til at tilsidesætte både sin egen og den andens menneskelighed. Men, der ydes også modstand - fra alle dem som i hverdagen bliver udsat for discountsamfundets umenneskelige krav om selv­afvikling.

Recessions are generally times of economic hardship when companies cut staff and prices on the stock market fall and stay low. Unfortunately, a recession is something beyond our control, but what we can control is how we respond and prepare for a financial recession. Taking precautionary measures to protect your finances can make a world of difference, make sure you take some of all these steps to recession-proof your finances. The secrets in this guide will show you how to survive and even thrive during a recession! Here is what you get in our massive info-packed "Recession Income Secrets" Premier Training guide: An Overview: Recession Income Secrets.Stuff that Sells the Best During Recession.All About Investment During Recession.Survival Skills.Know the Recession Secrets in Digital Marketing.All About Platforms during Recession.Save Yourself from these Blunder Mistakes.Benefits of Learning the 'Recession Income Secrets'.Best Ways to Prepare Yourself Mentally.Growth During Recession.

This sweeping history of classical economics shows how the work ethic has been used both to oppress workers and to liberate them. Today's neoliberalism offers an oppressive version of the work ethic. However, the work ethic also offers resources for reorganizing the economy on behalf of ordinary people.

"Author of The Divine Right of Capital exposes the myths of capitalism today and calls for an end to wealth supremacy and capital bias. Wealth Supremacy makes a case that no one else is making: instead of pointing to billionaires as the sole problem or being another analysis of wealth inequality, it clearly articulates the pervasive, unnamed bias toward wealth that invisibly pervades the system. We know the system is rigged-what isn't commonly understood is how. Marjorie Kelly skillfully reveals how bias toward capital works, breaking down the pretenses that legitimize and obscure the deep operating system that drives large corporations and extractive investing"--

Capitalism XXL calls for changing the rules of capitalism in order to tame giant corporations and restore the individual to the world economy. Noels proposes an approach that considers human dimensions and describes a sustainable future economy that will not burden subsequent generations with debt, social inequality, and environmental damage.

"Rainer Zitelmann examines the ten most common objections to capitalism: capitalism leads to hunger and poverty, to rising inequality, to unnecessary consumption, to environmental destruction, to climate change, and wars. Capitalism, its critics say, prioritizes profits over humanity, creates dominant monopolies, and undermines democracy. Zitelmann scrutinizes each of these arguments in turn and reveals the flaws that debunk them. He offers counter arguments to each charge, deploying historical evidence and facts to prove that it is not capitalism that has failed, but a century of anti-capitalist experiments. The second part of the book explores popular perceptions of capitalism in Europe, the USA, Latin America, and Asia and is based on a specially commissioned Ipsos MORI poll of 21 countries, the results of which are presented here for the first time."--