Reclaiming the state : a progressive vision of sovereignty for a post-neoliberal world / William Mitchell and Thomas Fazi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, William, author.

Fazi, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

State, The.

Sovereignty--Economic aspects.

Sovereignty.

Nationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, 2017.

Summary:

Trump. Brexit. The alt-right. It's increasingly apparent that old political notions--believed to be consigned to the dustbin of history--are now resurrected. The neonationalist, anti-globalization, and anti-establishment attitude engulfing the United States and United Kingdom hints suspiciously at a yearning for national sovereignty. Reclaiming the State offers an urgent and prescient political analysis and economic program for the Left who are strategizing for these uncertain times. Many of our assumptions--about ideology, democracy, trade, and globalization--are being thrown into doubt, deposed by populism, nationalism, and racism. In response to these challenging times, economist Bill Mitchell and political theorist Thomas Fazi propose a reconceptualization of the sovereign state as a vehicle for change. They offer a progressive view of sovereignty based not on the demonization of the other, but as a way to bring the economy back under democratic control. With nationalism gaining support across the United States with each passing week, Reclaiaming the State provides innovative ideas to mobilize and reenergize a tired, divided Left.-- Provided by Publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Make the Left Great Again

Part I. The Great Transformation Redux : From Keynesianism to Neoliberalism

and Beyond. Broken Paradise : A Critical Assessment of the Keynesian 'Full Employment' Era

Destined to Fail : Understanding the Crisis of Keynesianism and the Rise of Neoliberalism

That Option No Longer Exists : How Britain, and the British Labour Party, Fell Into the Monetarist Trap

The Paris Consensus : The French Left and the Creation of Neoliberal Europe

The State Never Went Away : Neoliberalism as a State-Driven Project

Aprés Elle, Le Déluge : Are We Entering a Post-Neoliberal Age?

Part II. A Progressive Strategy for the Twenty-First Century. Towards a Progressive Vision of Sovereignty

A Government is Not Like a Household : An Introduction to Modern Monetary Theory

I Have a Job For You : Why a Job Guarantee is Better than Basic Income

We Have a (Central) Plan : The Case of Renationalisation

Conclusion : Back to the State.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781786801494

1786801493

9781786801487

1786801485

OCLC:

1036764066