Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Richard Westra (Nagoya University, Japan) ,  Robert Albritton (York University, Canada) ,  Seongjin Jeong (Gyeongsang National University in Jinju, Republic of Korea)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9780367250911

ISBN 10:   0367250918
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   08 August 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

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

Reviews

Author Information

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.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions