Capitalism,

Capitalism, democracy, and ecology : departing from Marx

By - Luke, Timothy W.
Floor - Floor 1
Published - University of Illinois Press, Urbana, ©1999
ISBN 10 - 0252067290
ISBN 13 - 9780252067297
Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.
Subject - Marxian economics
Shelf No - 19
Call Number - 363.7 LUK
Physical Description - xii, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Notes - Includes Index
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The world that was revolutionized by industrialization is being remade by the information revolution. But this is mostly a revolution from above, increasingly shaped by a new class of technocrats, experts, and professionals in the service of corporate capitalism. Using Marx as a touchstone, Timothy W. Luke warns that if communities are not to be overwhelmed by new class economic and political agendas, then the practice of democracy must be reconstituted on a more populist basis. However, the galvanizing force for this new, more community-centered populism will not be the proletariat, as Marx predicted, nor contemporary militant patriotic groups. Rather, Luke argues that many groups unified by a concern for ecological justice present the strongest potential opposition to capitalism. Wide-ranging and lucid, Capitalism, Democracy, and Ecology is essential reading in the age of information. "Challenging and provocative." -- Robert Holsworth, coauthor of Affirmative Action and the Stalled Quest for Black Progress

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