Classes


 





Classes
Erik Olin Wright







Sinopse


In this re-examination of social class, Eric Olin Wright gives a complete reformulation of the Marxist concept, bridging the gap between abstract structural accounts of class and descriptions of particular class configurations.



Links de Referência


Página de Erik Olin Wright

A Teoria e a Tipologia de Classe Neomarxista de Erik Olin Wright

Tipologia da Localização de Classe na Sociedade Capitalista



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Editora: Verso Books
ISBN: 1859841791
Nº de Páginas: 352
Ano da 1ª Edição: 1997

Long Waves of Capitalist Development


 





Long Waves of Capitalist Development
Ernest Mandel





Sinopse


This revised and expanded edition seeks to explain the underlying determinants of the booms and slumps of the trade cycle. It first establishes that there have indeed been 20- to 25-year-long waves of capitalist expansion and contraction, and that these have persisted in the period since World War II. The book then assembles evidence to show that while broad tendencies in the rate of profit have been decisive in triggering downturns, the ingredients necessary for a new upswing are, by contrast, generally political and extra-economic in character. It thereby demonstrates the falsity of no-liberal doctrines, according to which the free market will itself generate a new formula for balanced and sustainable expansion. This study not only offers an analysis of the ills that have affliced contemporary capitalist economies, but also surveys, and takes forward, one of the classical debates of modern economic history. Ernest Mandel is the author of "The Formation of the Economic thought of Karl Marx", "The Second Slump", "The Making of the Second Cold War", "Late Capitalism" and "Beyond Perestroika".



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Editora: Verso Books
ISBN: 185984037X
Nº de Páginas: 140
Ano da 1ª Edição: 1980

The Lugano Report


 





The Lugano Report
Susan George








Sinopse

Nove personalidades imaginárias cuja identidade se desconhece são convidadas para, em grupo, determinarem como garantir "o futuro da economia globalizada e do sistema de mercado livre".
Os mandantes também não são conhecidos mas pode deduzir-se que se trata de entidades altamente colocadas na política e nos negócios.

É interessante ver como se tenta responder a tão lancinante preocupação.

Uma realização impressionante de Susan George.


Links de Referência

TRANSNATIONAL INSTITUTE -
HOMEPAGE SUSAN GEORGE



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Editora: Pluto Press Ltd
ISBN: 0745315321
Nº de Páginas: 196
Ano da 1ª Edição: 1999

Digitalismo


 



Digitalismo
Matias, Gustavo y Terceiro, Jose B.







Sinopse

La actual revolución de las tecnologías de la información afecta al capitalismo, que tras sus fases mercantil, industrial y financiera, ha entrado ahora en la digital. ¿Estamos ante el fin del sistema capitalista? Los autores de este libro abren el debate al afirmar que asistimos al nacimiento de algo distinto, el digitalismo, explicando sus origenes y sus tendencias.


Links de Referência

Editora TAURUS



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Editora: TAURUS
ISBN: 84-306-0433-2
Nº de Páginas: 318
Ano da 1ª Edição: 2001

Post-Capitalist Society


 



Post-Capitalist Society
Peter Drucker







Sinopse

Drucker's vision of a "post-capitalist society"--one in which knowledge is the basic resource and nation-states compete with transnational, regional and tribal structures--is hardly original. What is new in this invigorating essay is his far-reaching analysis of the economic crisis of militarized, wasteful "megastates" like the United States and the former Soviet Union, which have failed to bring about a meaningful redistribution of income. Improving American productivity, he writes, will require investment in human resources and infrastructure (as Japan, Germany, Korea and Taiwan have done) and a drastic restructuring of organizations, including the elimination of most management layers. The federal goverment, Drucker asserts, should contract out tasks in the social sphere, confining itself to the role of policymaker. Among his other provocative proposals: jettison military aid to other countries; create a public audit agency to eliminate pork-barrel deals and special-interest politics; and hold schools accountable for students' performance. He also urges the creation of transnational institutions to cope with the environment, terrorism and arms control.
Business guru Peter Drucker provides an incisive analysis of the major world transformation taking place, from the Age of Capitalism to the Knowledge Society, and examines the radical affects it will have on society, politics, and business now and in the coming years.This searching and incisive analysis of the major world transformation now taking place shows how it will affect society,economics, business, and politics and explains how we are movingfrom a society based on capital, land, and labor to a society whoseprimary source is knowIedge and whose key structure is theorganization.


Links de Referência

Edição em português

Editora em Portugal

Peter-Drucker.com

Resumen y Comentarios del libro


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Editora: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN: 0750620250
Nº de Páginas: 212
Ano da 1ª Edição: 1993