Gerhardt From Capital to Commons

Exploring the Promise of a World beyond Capitalism
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-5292-2455-9
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Alternatives to Capitalism in the 21st Century

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title in Economics 2023.

In this stimulating analysis, Hannes Gerhardt outlines the potentials and challenges of a technology-enabled, commons-focused transition out of capitalism.

The book shows that openness and cooperation are more beneficial in today’s economies and societies than competition and profit-seeking. Driven by this conviction, Gerhardt identifies key imperatives for overcoming capitalism, from democratizing our digital, material, and financial economies to maintaining a robust, political mobilization. Using clear examples, he explores tactical openings through the lens of ‘compeerism’, a newly constructed framework that highlights the latent counter-capitalist possibilities, but also limits, of our emerging technological landscape.

This is an accessible contribution to counter-capitalist discourse that is both inspiring and pragmatic for academics and activists alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gerhardt, Hannes

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Sozialismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wissenschaftsethik, Technikethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

PART I: Contemporary Capitalism and the Promise of the Digital Revolution

1. Theorizing Capitalism and its Demise

2. The Digital Commons' Elusive Potential

3. Taking Back the Interest

PART II: The Material Economy and the Commons

4. Democratizing Infrastructure

5. The Promise of 'Design Global, Manufacture Local'

6. Contending With the Limits of Our Natural World

PART III: Money and Value

7. Coping With Money's Monopoly on Value

8. Reinventing Money's Role in the Economy

PART IV: In Pursuit of a Post-Capitalist Future

9. Compeerists of the World Unite!

10. A Compeerist Society

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Gerhardt, Hannes
Hannes Gerhardt is Professor of Geography at the University of West Georgia.