Economic barbarism and managerialism / David S. Pena.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pena, David S., 1966-

Series:

Contributions in economics and economic history 0084-9235 ; no. 221.

Contributions in economics and economic history, 0084-9235 ; no. 221

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Management.

Bureaucracy.

Ideology.

Capitalism--Social aspects.

Capitalism.

Physical Description:

xx, 151 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, [2001]

Summary:

Shows that the work of Thorstein Veblen, James Burnham, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Kevin Phillips forms a tradition of reflection on "economic barbarism, " which led to the destruction of U.S. capitalism and its replacement by managerialism, a form of socialism in which the "technobureaucracy" forms a new exploiting class.

Contents:

1. Thorstein Veblen on Industrial Barbarism 1

2. James Burnham on the Decline of Industrial Barbarism and the Rise of Managerialism 29

3. John Kenneth Galbraith on the Planning System Morass 53

4. Kevin Phillips on Economic Barbarism in the 1980s and 1990s 81

5. Managerialism's Greatest Challenge 105.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [135]-143) and index.

ISBN:

0313314691

OCLC:

44131827