The solidarity economy alternative : emerging theory and practice / edited by Vishwas Satgar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Satgar, Vishwas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooperative societies.

Solidarity--Economic aspects.

Solidarity.

Social change.

Social change--South Africa.

Capitalism.

Neoliberalism.

Neoliberalism--South Africa.

Economic development--Citizen participation.

Economic development.

Economics--Sociological aspects.

Economics.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Economic policy.

South Africa--Economic policy--21st century.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

xiv, 318 pages . : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2014.

Summary:

Our contemporary world is plagued by a deep crisis that threatens the survival of our species and the planet. In the midst of this dire situation, we are being misled to believe by transnational corporations, governments, mainstream media networks and spin doctors that neoliberal capitalism has all the answers and can overcome any crisis. But can more of the same and a blind faith in capitalism save our world? Many are not convinced and there is a crucial awakening taking place. The rise of transnational activism, the World Social Forum, the Arab Spring, Occupy, the Climate Justice Movement and a post-neoliberal left affirm the need for alternatives to global neoliberal capitalism. A crucial idea and practice emerging from this ferment is the solidarity economy alternative. This book brings together contributions from leading thinkers and practitioners supporting the solidarity economy alternative in South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States. For the first time there is an attempt to clarify, rather than codify, meanings of the solidarity economy, emphasise crucial theoretical concepts at work in the emergent solidarity economy, and highlight situated movement-building experiences and ways in which the anti-capitalist logic of the solidarity economy can be constituted from below. This book is for anyone concerned about democracy, transformative politics and emancipatory Utopian alternatives. Book jacket.

Contents:

1. The crises of global capitalism and the solidarity economy alternative / Vishwas Satgar

pt. 1. Conceptual approaches. 2. The solidarity economy and social transformation / Michelle Williams

3. Notes for a political economy of creativity and solidarity / Hilary Wainwright

4. The social economy in Italy : limits and possibilities / Marco Berlinguer

pt. 2. The solidarity economy in the United States and Brazil. 5. The emergence of the United States Solidarity Economy Network / Ana Margarida Esteves

6. The solidarity economy in Brazil / Euclides Mance

7. From open spaces to hierarchy : solidarity economy forums in Brazil / Ana Margarida Esteves

pt. 3. The solidarity economy in South Africa. 8. The solidarity economy alternative in South Africa : prospects and challenges / Vishwas Satgar

9. The solidarity economy response to the agrarian crisis in South Africa / Mazibuko K. Jara

10. Linking food sovereignty and the solidarity economy in South African townships / Andrew Bennie

11. The Mineline factory occupation : pathway to the solidarity economy / Athish Kirun Satgoor.

Notes:

"This book brings together contributions from leading thinkers and practitioners supporting the solidarity economy alternative in South Africa, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States ... This book is for anyone concerned about democracy, transformative politics and emancipatory utopian alternatives."--Page 4 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781869142575

1869142578

OCLC:

874893571

Publisher Number:

99975431699