Gavin Kitching

Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century (eBook, ePUB)

A Global Future Beyond Nationalism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The shift of manufacturing away from the West allied to the pressure to keep costs down, has led to economic inequality, service industry employment and public sector austerity. This short book makes a connection between recent 'tectonic shifts' in the world economy and the political problems currently confronted by western democracies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000681352
• Artikelnr.: 57928464

Autorenporträt

Gavin Kitching is an Emeritus Professor of Politics in the School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences. In a career spanning nearly 50 years he has made award-winning contributions to the fields of African studies, development studies, the politics and economics of globalisation, and the philosophy of social science.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Present and the Future 2. The Lasting Significance of Our Present 3. Contemporary Capitalism and Possible Futures 4. Globalisation 5. Globalisation, Austerity and the Intensification of Competition 6. Nationalist Democracy 7. Globalisation and Democratic Legitimacy 8. Democracy's Achilles Heel 9. Economic Growth, Dangers and Possibilities 10. Regulating a Globalised Capitalism 11. Conclusions: A Human Future

Rezensionen

'Gavin Kitching has written a readable and accessible introduction to questions concerning economic inequality, globalisation, and the contemporary problems of capitalism and democracy. Kitching goes beyond an exploration of these issues to develop proposals for regulating global capitalism. This book should be essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the impact of transnational capitalism on inequality and democracy.'

Marc Williams, UNSW Sydney

'Gavin Kitching is a clear and courageous thinker, who brings philosophy, ethics, history and economics together in an analysis of the future of democracy that gives us lucid reasons for hope'.

Michael Ignatieff, President, Central European University

'Capitalism and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century: A Global Future Beyond Nationalism is a most timely, important and original book. The author has a philosopher's take on the major events and issues that confront the modern world - the rise of giant multinational oligopolies, the impact of globalisation and climate change. Using empirical findings on all these happenings, he conjectures about what may happen, and about what needs to be done about them. Altogether, this is a must-read for serious professionals and citizens deeply concerned about what is happening around them'.

Geoffrey C. Harcourt, UNSW Sydney

'What makes Kitching's book distinctive and refreshing is its mix of philosophical, political, and historical reflectiveness trained on sober economic analysis and diagnosis. In a word, it is a fusion of philosophical pragmatism, economic realism, and normative advocacy.'

Nigel Pleasants, Contemporary Political Theory