Vampire Capitalism - Fractured Societies and Alternative Futures (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017)

This book argues that in recent decades an unrestrained vampire-capitalism has emerged, disengaged from the needs of citizens and workers, leading to a deepening of social class, generational, gender, educational and ethnic divisions. The author explores how our cultural obsession with self-realization undermines our capacity for collective action and ability to confront threats such as climate change and the impact of the rapid advance of technology on labour. Drawing on sociology and political economy as well as worldwide case studies, the chapters interrogate how we arrived at these dilemmas and how we might escape them through establishing alternative social economies. Vampire Capitalism will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines, including sociology, social theory, globalisation studies, development studies, political economy, geography, politics and social policy.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2019
First published:	2017
Authors:	Paul Kennedy
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	355
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-71607-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic systems > General Promotions
LSN:	1-349-71607-3
Barcode:	9781349716074

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