Ten Essays for a 21st Century Socialism

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-60554-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 417 g

Reihe: Critiques and Alternatives to Capitalism

This book explores possible and realistic alternatives to a capitalism that is no longer sustainable, whether economically, socially, or for a habitable planet. Arguing that these alternatives can only be of socialist orientation, the author moves from a discussion of works that attempted to explain the failure of the socialisms of the 20th century, to a consideration of models for a new socialism.

Through consideration of issues including the role of public services, the functions of public enterprises, the creation of a socialized sector, planning, and different forms of democracy, this volume espouses a model of economic democracy capable of dealing with market mechanisms without being dominated by them, as new world geopolitics emerge.

A synthesis of proposals for socialist alternatives to today’s hegemonic form of shareholder capitalism, Ten Essays for a 21st Century Socialism will appeal to scholars of sociology, political theory and economics with interests in contemporary socialism.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andréani, Tony

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Marxismus, Kommunismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  1. Models of socialism  2. Engels, from one socialism to another  3. Socialism and economic democracy  4. Public services and citizenship  5. Untangling the paradoxes of state ownership  6. The political institutions of socialism  7. The public sector in China and its evolution  8. Discussion on socialism  9. Socialism as a positive dialectic  10. Revolutionary transformation or how to walk on both legs

Über Autor(innen)

Tony Andréani is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Paris 8, France. His research explores political philosophy, epistemology, historical materialism, and historical and possible socialisms.