Socialism, Capitalism and Alternatives : Area Studies and Global Theories / Pete Duncan, Elisabeth Schimpfössl.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duncan, Pete, editor.

Schimpfössl, Elisabeth, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

London : UCL Press, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In 1989 the Berlin Wall came down. Two years later the Soviet Union disintegrated. The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union discredited the idea of socialism for generations to come. It was seen as representing the final and irreversible victory of capitalism. This triumphal dominance was barely challenged until the 2008 financial crisis threw the Western world into a state of turmoil. Through analysis of post-socialist Russia and Central and Eastern Europe, as well as of the United Kingdom, China and the United States, 'Socialism, Capitalism and Alternatives' confronts the difficulty we face in articulating alternatives to capitalism, socialism and threatening populist regimes. Beginning with accounts of the impact of capitalism on countries left behind by the planned economies, the volume moves on to consider how China has become a beacon of dynamic economic growth, aggressively expanding its global influence.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2018: HSS Frontlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 102002

ISBN:

9781787353824

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.14324 /111 .9781787353824

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access