Democratic eco-socialism as a real utopia : transitioning into an alternative world system / Hans A. Baer.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Baer, Hans A., 1944- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Socialism.
• Capitalism.
• Democracy.
• Social ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations, tables

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] ; Oxford, [England] : Berghahn, 2018.

Summary:

As global economic and population growth continues to skyrocket, increasingly strained resources have made one thing clear: the desperate need for an alternative to capitalism. In Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia, Hans Baer outlines the urgent need to reevaluate historical definitions of socialism, commit to social equality and justice, and prioritize environmental sustainability. Democatic eco-socialism, as he terms it, is a system capable of mobilizing people around the world, albeit in different ways, to prevent on-going human socio-economic and environmental degradation, and anthropogenic climate change.

Contents:

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 The Contradictions of the Capitalist World System at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
• Chapter 2 Twentieth-Century Attempts to Create Socialism: Successes and Failures
• Chapter 3 Technoliberal and Countercultural Visions of the Future
• Chapter 4 Eff orts to Reconceptualize Socialism
• Chapter 5 The Role of Anti-systemic Movements in Creating a Socio-ecological Revolution
• Chapter 6 Transitional System-Challenging Reforms
• Chapter 7 Conclusion: The Future in the Balance
• References
• Index

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 9781785336966
• 1785336967