Overview

The book speaks to the widespread quest for concrete alternative ways forward `beyond capitalism' in the face of the prevailing corporatocracy and a capitalist system in crisis. It examines a number of institutions and practices now being built in the nooks and crannies of present societies and that point beyond capitalism toward a more equal, participatory, and democratic society - institutions such as cooperatives, public banks, the commons, economic democracy. This seminal collection of critical essays draws on academic and activist voices from the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Cuba, and Argentina, and from a variety of theoretical-political perspectives - Marxism, anarchism, feminism, and Zapatismo.

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Author:   Professor Cliff DuRand ,  Professor Henry Veltmeyer ,  Dr Elisa van Waeyenberge ,  Dr Salvatore Babones
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781472475954

ISBN 10:   147247595
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   28 June 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword, Rick Wolff; Introduction, Cliff DuRand. Part I Economic Democracy/The Social Economy: Beyond capitalism to sustainability: the public bank solution, Ellen Brown; Building a grassroots democratic economy: the rising tide of local self-reliance, workplace democracy, and social justice, Len Krimerman; Worker's economy in Argentina: self-management, cooperatives and recovered enterprises in a time of global crisis, Andre Ruggeri; Cooperative Cuba, Cliff DuRand. Part II The Commons: Commoning together, Cliff DuRand; Building the commons as an antidote to the predatory market economy, Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese; Autogestion: prefiguring a new cooperativism and the `labor commons', Marcelo Vieta; Divisions in the commons: Ecuador's FLOK society and the Zapatistas' Escuelita, George Caffentzis. Part III Alternatives to a System in Crisis: Economic crises, environmental crises: moving beyond capitalism, David Schweickart; The left and a green new deal, Jerry Harris; Alternatives to development in Latin America, Rebecca Hollender. Part IV Bringing Politics Back In: The limits of localism, Gregory Diamant; Getting past capitalism: history, vision, hope, Cynthia Kaufman; Toward a stronger, more influential political left: an appeal for critical self-reflection, Michael McCabe. Part V Socialism in the 21st Century: Building a 21st century socialism, Cliff DuRand; Out of the abyss, the New World, Gustavo Esteva; The communal state (Venezuela): communal councils and workplace democracy, Dario Azzellini; The necessary renovation of socialist hegemony in Cuba: contradictions and challenges, Olga Fernandez Rios; Cuba's cooperatives: their contribution to Cuba's new socialism, Camila Pineiro Harnecker; The dialectic of constituent power and constituted power, Cliff DuRand. References; Index.

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Intelligent, diverse and provocative, `Moving Beyond Capitalism' analyses the fascinating landscape of the evolving institutions of economic democracy in the context of global capitalism(1)s crisis. Durand and his collaborators will inspire readers with their vision and inform them with their sober evaluation of the task ahead. This is a much-needed book for those who want to build a better future.Jeff Faux, founder and distinguished fellow of the Economic Policy Institute, USA

Intelligent, diverse and provocative, `Moving Beyond Capitalism' analyses the fascinating landscape of the evolving institutions of economic democracy in the context of global capitalism(1)s crisis. Durand and his collaborators will inspire readers with their vision and inform them with their sober evaluation of the task ahead. This is a much-needed book for those who want to build a better future.Jeff Faux, founder and distinguished fellow of the Economic Policy Institute, USA

Author Information

Cliff DuRand is a lifelong political activist and retired Philosophy professor. In 1982 he founded the Progressive Action Center as a home for the Left in Baltimore and was also a founder of the Radical Philosophy Association.

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