Globalization and its discontents : the rise of postmodern socialisms / Roger Burbach, Orlando Núñez, and Boris Kagarlitsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burbach, Roger.

Contributor:

Núñez Soto, Orlando.

Kagarlitsky, Boris, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic history--1990-.

Economic history.

Capitalism.

Post-communism.

Socialism.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

ix, 196 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Chicago : Pluto Press, 1996.

Summary:

The decisive event of the late twentieth century has been the collapse of communism and the perceived triumph of capitalism. Written by authors from the First, former Second, and Third Worlds, this book reveals the characteristics and flaws of the late capitalist order. The authors explore the societal polarization produced by globalization, the crisis of Western ideology, and the soft financial underbelly of globalization that could well bring us to an economic collapse. The perspective of this provocative book goes beyond those of the traditional left and the relativist, anti-historical school of post-modernism to offer an entirely fresh view of the world order.

Contents:

Introduction: Back to the Future 1

1 The New World Disorder 11

2 The Discontents 21

3 The Crisis of Western Ideology 35

4 The Economic Shock of Globalization 53

5 The Trauma of the Third World 75

6 Decomposition in the United States 97

7 The Post-communist World: From Crisis to Catastrophe 117

8 Visions: Old and New 139

9 The Long Transition to Postmodern Socialisms 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0745311717

OCLC:

60182919