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 studies 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:   Cliff DuRand ,  Henry Veltmeyer ,  Dr. Elisa van Waeyenberge ,  Salvatore Babones
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.610kg
ISBN:  

9781472475947

ISBN 10:   1472475941
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   20 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Forward by Richard D. Wolff Part I: Economic Democracy / The Social Economy 1. Beyond Capitalism to Sustainability: The Public Bank Solution 2. Building a Grassroots Democratic Economy: The Rising Tide of Local Self-Reliance, Workplace Democracy, and Social Justice 3. Worker’s Economy in Argentina: Self Management, Cooperatives and Recovered Enterprises in a Time of Global Crisis 4. Cooperative Cuba Part II: The Commons 5. Commoning Together 6. Building the Commons as an Antidote to the Predatory Market Economy 7. Autogestión: Prefiguring a New Cooperativism and the ‘Labor Commons’ 8. Divisions in the Commons: Ecuador’s FLOK Society and the Zapatistas’ Escuelita Part III: Alternatives to a System in Crisis 9. Economic Crises, Environmental Crises: Moving beyond Capitalism 10. The Left and a Green New Deal 11. Alternatives to Development in Latin America Part IV: Bringing Politics Back In 12. The Limits of Localism 13. Getting Past Capitalism: History, Vision, Hope 14. Toward A Stronger, More Influential Political Left: An Appeal for Critical Self-Reflection Part V: Socialism in the 21st Century 15. Building a 21st Century Socialism 16. Out of the Abyss, the New World 17. The Communal State (Venezuela): Communal Councils and Workplace Democracy 18. The Necessary Renovation of Socialist Hegemony in Cuba: Contradictions and Challenges 19. Cuba’s Cooperatives: Their Contribution to Cuba’s New Socialism 20. The Dialectic of Constituent Power and Constituted Power

Reviews

Excerpt from journal review ...Moving Beyond Capitalism is an indispensable guide for scholars, activists, and grass roots organizations who want to build an alternative world in the twenty-first century. - Kaan Agartan, Framingham State University, in Labour and Industry Journal

Intelligent, diverse and provocative, 'Moving Beyond Capitalism' analyses the fascinating landscape of the evolving institutions of economic democracy in the context of global capitalism'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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