Economics and Utopia : why the learning economy is not the end of history / Geoffrey M. Hodgson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hodgson, Geoffrey Martin, 1946-

Series:

Economics as social theory.

Economics as social theory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism.

Economics.

Utopian socialism.

Marxian economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall we have been told that no alternative to Western capitalism is possible or desirable. This book challenges this view with two arguments. First, the above premise ignores the enormous variety within capitalism itself. Second, there are enormous forces of transformation within contemporary capitalisms, associated with moves towards a more knowledge-intensive economy. These forces challenge the traditional bases of contract and employment, and could lead to a quite different socio-economic system. Without proposing a static blueprint, this book explores this poss

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; INTRODUCTION; SOCIALISM AND THE LIMITS TO INNOVATION; THE ABSOLUTISM OF MARKET INDIVIDUALISM; THE UNIVERSALITY OF MAINSTREAM ECONOMICS; KARL MARX AND THE TRIUMPH OF CAPITALISM; INSTITUTIONALISM AND VARIETIES OF CAPITALISM; CONTRACT AND CAPITALISM; KNOWLEDGE AND EMPLOYMENT; THE END OF CAPITALISM?; THE LEARNING FRONTIER; SOME NORMATIVE AND POLICY ISSUES; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-326) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-64319-5

1-134-64320-9

0-203-15961-6

1-280-33213-1

0-203-02571-7

9786610332137

9780203025710

OCLC:

57016931