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Biz-War and the Out-of-Power Elite - The Progressive-Left Attack on the Corporation (Hardcover): Jarol B Manheim Biz-War and the Out-of-Power Elite - The Progressive-Left Attack on the Corporation (Hardcover)
Jarol B Manheim
R1,191 Discovery Miles 11 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book tells the fascinating story of the reemergence of the American political left over the last quarter century in the form of the new Progressive Movement. Born out of Liberalism's crushing defeats at the hands of conservative strategists of the Reagan/Bush era, this new movement has cleverly reverse engineered the conservative's institutional networking strategy to plan and finance its resurgence. Progressive strategists have constructed an elaborate network of foundations, advocacy groups, and other institutions to advance their agenda. But where the conservatives relied on affirmative corporate support to help power their movement, the Progressive Left has used an anti-corporate strategy whose purpose is three-fold: 1. To reclaim the moral high ground of politics by challenging corporate power and influence. 2. To gain effective control over "other people's money" (e.g., pension funds, mutual funds) and use it to press for changes in corporate social policies. 3. To leverage this influence over corporate decision-making to change the direction of American politics and public policy. Biz War extends the argument of Manheim's 2001 book, The Death of A Thousand Cuts, by showing how anti-corporate campaigns have evolved from economically-oriented labor actions to ideological and programmatic political struggles. It details how the strategies and tactics crafted by organized labor are being employed with increasing effect by the political left. The book will be of interest to students of contemporary American politics, strategic communication, political movements, and business management. Likewise it will help corporate executives and financial analysts understand more fully the proxy wars and other attacks against their companies.

Socialism - Critical Concepts in Political Science (Hardcover): Jeremy Jennings Socialism - Critical Concepts in Political Science (Hardcover)
Jeremy Jennings
R24,320 Discovery Miles 243 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This four-volume collection combines the historical with the conceptual, providing a guide to the main themes that have structured socialist thought and practice over the last two hundred years. The set also examines contemporary socialism.
A detailed index and new introduction makes this set an invaluable reference tool for students and researchers of politics.

Alternative Societies - For a Pluralist Socialism (Hardcover): Luke Martell Alternative Societies - For a Pluralist Socialism (Hardcover)
Luke Martell
R2,099 Discovery Miles 20 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In a time of great gloom and doom internationally and of major global problems, this book offers an invaluable contribution to our understanding of alternative societies that could be better for humans and the environment. Bringing together a wide range of approaches and new strands of economic and social thinking from across the US, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa, Luke Martell critically assesses contemporary alternatives and shows the ways forward with a convincing argument of pluralist socialism. Presenting a much-needed introduction to the debate on alternatives to capitalism, this ambitious book is not about how things are, but how they can be!

Planning and Profits in Socialist Economies (Hardcover): Jean-Charles Asselain Planning and Profits in Socialist Economies (Hardcover)
Jean-Charles Asselain
R5,978 Discovery Miles 59 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This study of economic reforms throughout Eastern Europe covers the history of attempts at decentralization. The book: describes the centralized model and compares its requirements with the realities of socialist countries; discusses the economic policies of the post-Stalinist period; and examines the origin of the reforms which began in 1956, culminating in the Soviet economic reform of 1965 and the rehabilitation of profit. The countries it covers include the former USSR, the former East Germany and Hungary.

The Economics and Politics of Socialism - Collected Essays (Hardcover, New edition): Wlodzimierz Brus The Economics and Politics of Socialism - Collected Essays (Hardcover, New edition)
Wlodzimierz Brus
R7,128 Discovery Miles 71 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume focuses on the socio-political aspects of economic transformations in Eastern European socialist countries. Particular emphasis is laid on the problem of interrelations between the plan and the market and between economic incentives and social consumption. The book also examines economic and political factors in the wider political context, particularly looking at the question of democratization within industry and politics.

Marx's Critique of Political Economy Volume One - Intellectual Sources and Evolution (Hardcover): Allen Oakley Marx's Critique of Political Economy Volume One - Intellectual Sources and Evolution (Hardcover)
Allen Oakley
R5,961 Discovery Miles 59 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Volume One analyses the intellectual sources and evolution of Marx's critique of political economy leading up the writing of the main Capital manuscripts (1844-1860). The volume: * Provides a clear illustration of the contents of the texts in a way that enables readers to understand the intellectual influences on Marx * Clarifies Marx's own view of what he was trying to achieve through his critique of political economy * The themes of value, income distribution and the law of motion of capitalism are traced to their origins.

Marx's Critique of Political Economy Volume Two - Intellectual Sources and Evolution (Hardcover): Allen Oakley Marx's Critique of Political Economy Volume Two - Intellectual Sources and Evolution (Hardcover)
Allen Oakley
R5,988 Discovery Miles 59 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Volume Two covers the years 1861-1863, when Marx consolidated and refined the arguments of his critique of political economy in his relatively neglected manuscripts Theories of Surplus Value. * Special attention is paid to the nature, scope and limitations of Marx's critique and to the critique of Ricardo's Principles.

Anarchist Accounting - Accounting Principles for a Democratic Economy (Paperback): Anders Sandstroem Anarchist Accounting - Accounting Principles for a Democratic Economy (Paperback)
Anders Sandstroem
R1,145 Discovery Miles 11 450 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is about accounting in an alternative libertarian socialist economic system. It explores what information and transactions we need to enable democratic and effective financial decisions by those affected by the decisions. Based on the economic model, participatory economics, the author proposes a set of accounting principles for an economy comprised of common ownership of productive resources, worker and consumer councils, and democratic planning, promoting the model's core values. The author tackles questions such as how accounting could be organised in an economy with no private equity owners or private lenders and creditors that is not based on greed and competition but instead on cooperation and solidarity. A large part of the book is focused on issues regarding investments; thus, he asks how and on what basis decisions are made about the allocation of an economy's production between consumption today and investments that enable more consumption in the future, and how investments are accounted for. He also considers how investments in capital assets and production facilities would be decided, financed, and valued if they are not owned by private capital owners and if allocation does not take place through markets but through a form of democratic planning. In answering these questions and more, the author demonstrates that alternative economic systems are indeed possible, and not merely lofty utopias that cannot be put into practice, and inspires further discussion about economic vision. By applying accounting to a new economic setting and offering both technical information and the author's bold vision, this book is a comprehensive and valuable supplementary text for courses touching on critical accounting theory. It will also appeal to readers interested in alternative kinds of economies.

Social Democracy and Labour Market Policy - Developments in Britain and Germany (Hardcover): Knut Roder Social Democracy and Labour Market Policy - Developments in Britain and Germany (Hardcover)
Knut Roder
R3,931 Discovery Miles 39 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This highly topical study reflects on the current problems faced by social democratic parties in government when espousing policies of severe pragmatism and fiscal prudence, and provides an historical medium-term perspective to both parties' substantial changes in labour market policies. There is now a good deal of interest in the Third Way and the Neue Mitte, and this book provides much needed empirical detail, and solid analysis of the substance of these ideas. It will be of great interest to students and researchers in comparative politics, social democracy and economic policy.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203417542

Socialism Makes Sense - An unfriendly dialogue (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition): Sean Matgamna Socialism Makes Sense - An unfriendly dialogue (Abridged, Paperback, Abridged edition)
Sean Matgamna
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Regimes of Capital in the Post-Digital Age (Hardcover): Szymon Wróbel, Krzysztof Skonieczny Regimes of Capital in the Post-Digital Age (Hardcover)
Szymon Wróbel, Krzysztof Skonieczny
R4,050 Discovery Miles 40 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Regimes of Capital in the Post-Digital Age provides a view of the current state of capitalism, through the interrogation of key diagnoses offered by philosophers and social theorists. With attention to questions about the manner in which the advent of the information age has shaped capitalism, the implications of the post- digital age for social capital, and the possible forms of resistance to the problematic aspects of capitalism, it will appeal to scholars of sociology, philosophy, and social theory with interests in critical theory, capitalist society, and digital culture.

Towards An Unknown Marx - A Commentary on the Manuscripts of 1861-63 (Hardcover): Enrique Dussel Towards An Unknown Marx - A Commentary on the Manuscripts of 1861-63 (Hardcover)
Enrique Dussel; Introduction by Fred Moseley
R4,369 Discovery Miles 43 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This book is the first complete commentary on Marx's manuscripts of 1861-63, works that guide our understanding of fundamental concepts such as 'surplus-value' and 'production price'.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203461754

Marxism and 'Really Existing Socialism' (Hardcover): A. Nove Marxism and 'Really Existing Socialism' (Hardcover)
A. Nove
R8,585 Discovery Miles 85 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


The late Alec Nove explores the relationship between Marxist ideas and the Soviet reality and presents a methodology for understanding Soviet type societies.

Rethinking Revolution 2017 (Hardcover): Leo Panitch, Gregory Albo Rethinking Revolution 2017 (Hardcover)
Leo Panitch, Gregory Albo
R1,753 Discovery Miles 17 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is the meaning of revolution in the twenty-first century?One hundred years ago 'October 1917' was a unique event inspiring socialists and oppressed peoples and became an inevitable point of reference for 20th century politics. Today the left needs both come to terms with this legacy and to transcend it, through a critical reappraisal of its broad effects - positive and negative - on political, intellectual and cultural life, considering also new revolutions after 1917. The main point of the volume is to look forward. Nowadays, when reform as it was understood in the 20th century appears to be as impossible as revolution, it is necessary to rethink the relationship between capitalist crises and both revolution and reform. Change needs to be understood in relation to the distinct trajectories of radical politics in different regions. Contributors will consider, interrogate and explore many issues:* Alternatives to neoliberal capitalism: Socialist strategies - or detours? * The immense ecological challenge to revolutionary political strategy.* Reframing revolution amidst accelerated technological change.* What is the salience today of the concept of the revolutionary party?* Questioning agency - of the working class and other oppressed groups. * Socialist feminist perspectives on the meaning of revolution today. * Revolutionary vision, including its artistic expression in the 21st century.

Women and Radicalism in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover, Facsimile Ed): Mike Sanders Women and Radicalism in the Nineteenth Century (Hardcover, Facsimile Ed)
Mike Sanders
R22,956 Discovery Miles 229 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This important collection of writings is about, and by, women connected with social and political movements between 1799-1870. It also records the attitudes of the great radical reformers to the role of women in society and documents the vast cultural changes brought about by industrialisation.
The collection draws together the following key material:
Volume I contains an extensive collection of writings from 19th century periodicals, reflecting the high point of working class women's involvement in radical movements.
Volume II focuses on the writings of Frances Wright, an important figure in radical circles in both Britain and the US.
Volume III illustrates the debates of the period surrounding marriage, sexuality and family. Included are writings by Frances Morrison, Robert Dale Owen, William Cobbett and William Lovett.
Volume IV reprints J. D. Milne's 'Industrial Employment of Women'. This important but neglected text argues for the direct engagement of women in all areas of industrial life.
This collection will appeal to anyone with an interest in women's history and Victorian studies.

Socialist Register - Health Under Capitalism - Morbid Symptoms (Hardcover): Leo Panitch Socialist Register - Health Under Capitalism - Morbid Symptoms (Hardcover)
Leo Panitch
R1,730 Discovery Miles 17 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Politics of Illusion - Political History of the I.R.A. (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Henry Patterson The Politics of Illusion - Political History of the I.R.A. (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Henry Patterson
R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first comprehensive study of the IRA's attempts to create a "social republicanism, " a marriage between militant nationalism and the politics of the left. From agitation among the peasantry in the 1920s to efforts in the 1990s to add a political dimension to purist nationalism in the form of Sinn Fein's "peace process, " Henry Patterson analyzes the various failed attempts to marry two fundamentally incompatible ideologies.

Socialism and the Market - The Socialist Calculation Debate Re-visited (Hardcover): Peter Boettke Socialism and the Market - The Socialist Calculation Debate Re-visited (Hardcover)
Peter Boettke
R42,914 Discovery Miles 429 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Socialist Calculation debate was one of the defining moments of 20th-century economics, opening fundamental questions about the market economy and the possibility of a non-market economy. Was a socialist economy really feasible? Advocates like Lange and Taylor clearly thought so, but their critics led by Mises and Hayek were implacable in their opposition. During the '30s and '40s the Socialists clearly appeared to have won the day: 50 years later, with the collapse of communism, a different consensus emerged. This set contains material which should provide an understanding of the debate itself, as well as giving a critical insight into the relative merits of capitalism, socialism, and the alternative market socialism.

Democracy and the Environment - Problems and Prospects (Paperback, New edition): William M. Lafferty, James Meadowcroft Democracy and the Environment - Problems and Prospects (Paperback, New edition)
William M. Lafferty, James Meadowcroft
R975 Discovery Miles 9 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A complex relationship exists between democratic politics and the management of the environment. Democracy and the Environment presents major new work on the challenges and dilemmas which environmental problems pose for the processes of democratic politics. The relationship between environmental values and goals and democratic theory and practice is explored through original essays by established scholars whose conclusions are then integrated by the editors into a concluding essay. This major book illustrates and analyses the many ways in which environmental problems pose difficulties for democratic decision-makers. Environmental problems impact across established regional and national boundaries, and involve complex social processes, intricate patterns of loss and gain, and time scales which do not synchronise with electoral political systems. The essays in Democracy and the Environment reflect critically upon the experience of democratic states, explore the contradiction between popular participation and environmental management, and consider the kind of reforms needed to enhance the capacity of democratic systems to handle environmental problems. Focusing on the democratic process and combining theoretical and empirical analysis with discussion of the pragmatic implications, the authors present constructive criticism and analysis which seeks to encourage more effective environmental decision making and the promotion of global sustainable development.

The Political Economy of Social Credit and Guild Socialism (Hardcover): Brian Burkitt, Frances Hutchinson The Political Economy of Social Credit and Guild Socialism (Hardcover)
Brian Burkitt, Frances Hutchinson
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Guild socialism has frequently been regarded as a cul-de-sac in social and economic thought. However, this work demonstrates its continued relevance. Focusing on the Douglas Social Credit movement, it examines the origin of the key ideas, gives an overview of the main theories, and discusses their subsequent history. Douglas is credited with being the author of a simple, ingenious but erroneous proposal to end depression in the inter-war years. The Social Credit Government which held power in Alberta during the middle decades of the century is equally remembered in association with Douglas. Although the Canadian party arose from an interpretation of the texts attrubuted to Douglas, its policies had little in common with the original texts. Historical documentation of the social credit phenomenon has focused almost exclusively on the Canadian experience. This work approaches the phenomenon from a different perspective. It explores the guild socialist origins of the texts and condenses the economic and social theory of the original texts.

Registering Class: The Remaking of Class (Hardcover): Leo Panitch Registering Class: The Remaking of Class (Hardcover)
Leo Panitch
R1,731 Discovery Miles 17 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 50th volume of the Socialist Register is dedicated to the theme of 'registering class' in light of the spread and deepening of capitalist social relations around the globe. Today's economic crisis has been deployed to extend the class struggle from above while many resistances have been explicitly cast in terms of class struggles from below. This volume addresses how capitalist classes are reorganizing as well as the structure and composition of working classes in the 21st century.

The Ricardian Socialists (Hardcover): T.A. Kenyon The Ricardian Socialists (Hardcover)
T.A. Kenyon
R48,704 Discovery Miles 487 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Hodgskin's emphasis on people and labour is fundamental to the work of the Ricardian Socialists. The Ricardian Socialists were distinguished by their claim that workers had right to the full product of their labour, whereas the ruling classes, who contributed nothing to production, did not deserve their income of rent, profit and taxes. The writings of the Ricardian Socialists, especially Hodgskin, made a significant contribution ot the labour theory of value. Crucially, they were heralded by Marx for their ability to use Ricardian theory "as a weapon against bourgeois economy". This 7 volume set traces the intellectual development of this movement. The set includes a brief social, cultural and philosophical background, a re-examination of the impact of Ricardo on value The Ricardian Socialist treatment of ownership and property, and the "political philosophy" of the Ricardian Socialists.

Socialist Register - Global Flashpoints - Reactions to Imperialism and Neoliberalism (Hardcover): Leo Panitch Socialist Register - Global Flashpoints - Reactions to Imperialism and Neoliberalism (Hardcover)
Leo Panitch
R982 Discovery Miles 9 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What are the forces at work in opposition to the American Empire? Are such forces, in the Islamic World and in Latin America, reactionary or progressive? What are the distinguishing features of neoliberalism today? What are its emerging contradictions? This volume surveys the key flashpoints of resistance today. The main arena of resistance to imperialism is the Middle East. Six essays explore the ambivalent nature of Islamic anti-imperialism, and the West's crucial role in making it so significant, as well as the different forms it takes as a political creed; and they provide particular insight into the relationship between religion and politics today in Iraq, Palestine and Turkey. Resistance to neoliberalism has been seen most clearly in the 'pink tide' in Latin America. Seven essays evaluate the potential - or lack of it - for a 21st century socialism across the region,

Karl Marx's Economics - Critical Assessments II (Hardcover): John C. Wood Karl Marx's Economics - Critical Assessments II (Hardcover)
John C. Wood; Edited by John Cunningham Wood
R31,144 Discovery Miles 311 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Karl Marx has a unique position in the development of economic and social thought; no-one else has been subject to so much, and to such contradictory, interpretive behaviour. The publication of "Karl Marx's Economics: Critical Assessments" in 1987 brought together the range of critical material on Marx. It established a benchmark for Marx studies, and aims to serve as a resource for scholars. "Karl Marx's Economics: New Critical Assessments" completes the project of the earlier assessments by making available more than 100 additional titles. Primarily these are articles which have appeared since the earlier volumes were published, or which appeared as the earlier volumes were being compiled, and interest in Marx has raged throughout this period. Subjects addressed include traditional controversies in Marxian economics such as Marx's view on the tendency of the rate of profit to fall and the transformation problem, and newer controversies, for example, those relating to the re-interpretations of Marx by Piero Sraffa and by John Roemer.

Fields, Factories, and Workshops (Paperback, New Ed): Peter Kropotkin Fields, Factories, and Workshops (Paperback, New Ed)
Peter Kropotkin; Edited by Yaacov Oved
R947 Discovery Miles 9 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Prince Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) was the most outstanding anarchist thinker of his time. His writings, which combine revolutionary fervor with intellectual rigor, were influential far beyond the bounds of the anarchist movement. No mere propagandist, Kropotkin aimed to provide anarchism with a scientific base through research of dominant tendencies in society. Fields, Factories and Workshops (1899) is a meticulously researched and brilliantly argued outline for redirecting agricultural and industrial production In a world of shrinking resources and increasing human needs. More prophetic than utopian, this volume remains remarkably pertinent to economic conditions at the end of the twentieth century.

The analysis of trends at work in the United States, Japan, and China are of amazing predictive power. Kropotkin's farsighted vision of future industrial planning is today being fulfilled on a wide scale in regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Equally prophetic is his critique of mass production in which he anticipates contemporary calls for multifaceted job training and greater flexibility in the workplace. Fields, Factories and Workshops constitutes a valuable source of Inspiration toward the reinvigoration of the moral point of view in the discussion of economics and social justice. It will be of continuing interest to historians, economists, sociologists, and labor studies specialists.

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