Postcapitalism : moving beyond ideology in America's economic crises / Raphael Sassower.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sassower, Raphael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Economic policy--2001-2009.

United States.

Economic policy.

United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009.

Economic conditions.

Economic forecasting--United States.

Economic forecasting.

Financial crises--United States.

Financial crises.

Physical Description:

xx, 175 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Paradigm Publishers, [2009]

Contents:

1 From Supercapitalism to Postcapitalism 1

The Capitalist Framework Revisited: Adam Smith's Moral Sentiments 5

Planning: Complementing the Marketplace 16

The Middle Ground: Popperian Influence 21

2 The Knowledge Industry: The Academy and the Internet 37

The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Knowledge 39

Taxing Knowledge: Why Pay Twice for GPS? 49

Academic Institutions of the Future 55

3 Individualism and the Community: From Competition to Cooperation 65

Venture Capitalists and Angels: From Greed to Philanthropy 67

The Age of Globalization: From Resources to Ecological Hazards 79

Postmodern Recycling of Data and Insights: Intellectual Property Revisited 90

4 Victimhood and Entitlement: Martyrs and Heroes 99

Reciprocal Altruism and the Prisoner's Dilemma 102

Rational Cooperation and the Free Rider Paradox 110

Personal Gratification and Rewards in Corporate America 117

5 Personal and Collective Responsibility 125

Cooperation in New Corporate Structures 127

The Buck Stops Here: Government Intervention in the Marketplace 132

Building Communities to Preserve Identity 141

6 From 2008 Crises to Pragmatic Postcapitalism 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-166) and index.

ISBN:

9781594516726

1594516723

OCLC:

299278087