Can global capitalism endure? / William I. Robinson ; foreword by Jason W. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, William I., author.

Contributor:

Moore, Jason W., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitalism--History--21st century.

Capitalism.

Power (Social sciences).

Social classes.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 114 pages) : illustration

Distribution:

SCB Distributors

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, GA : Clarity Press, Inc., 2022.

Summary:

"William Robinson offers a concise, authoritative, and persuasive account of the ills, economic, ecological, and geopolitical, afflicting global capitalism, and shows that they are potentially fatal to both humankind and the system itself – compelling reading for anyone who wants to decipher the gathering storm clouds.” ALEX CALLINICO, Professor of European Studies, King's College, London'Few scholars are better qualified than William I. Robinson to summarize the Marxist economic critique and to apply it to the current terminal crisis of the capitalist system.'KEES VAN DER PIJL, States of Emergency: Keeping the Global Population in Check “Every paragraph of Can Global Capitalism Endure? sizzles with insights. Here is William I. Robinson at his best: empirically sensitive, theoretically original, politically committed”. JASON W. MOORE Global capitalism is facing an unprecedented crisis. The global economy is mired in prolonged stagnation. The worldwide social fabric is in decay. Civil strife and social upheaval are tearing up political systems and, in some cases, leading to the collapse of states. The planetary ecosystem is breaking down. Millions are fleeing, displaced by climate change, transnational corporate land grabs, wars and political persecution. How far into the future can global capitalism endure? In this urgent new study, sociologist William I. Robinson presents a “big picture” snapshot of the crisis of capitalism and the battle for the future of humanity. Drawing on 30 years of scholarship and activism, Robinson applies his original theory of global capitalism to the emerging digital age. He shows how global elites have pinned their hope on economic reactivation through the application of radical new digital technologies and financial strategies to the global economy and society. The rulers will turn to enhancing a global police state to contain mass rebellion as humanity enters a season of chaos and global civil war. The capitalist class and privileged strata of humanity may be able to survive collapse for decades to come even as a majority of humanity faces desperate struggles for survival that lead many to perish in the coming years. But there is eventually a terminal point to capitalist expansion as mass extinction and the radical alteration of the natural environment make life for our species and most others impossible. The only solution is a reversal of escalating inequalities through a radical redistribution of wealth and power."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Jason W. Moore

Preface: A planetary crisis

Can global capitalism endure?

I. The structural dimension of global crisis

II. The global production, circulation, and appropriation of value

III. The second information age

IV. The general crisis of capitalist rule

V. Contested futures

Postscript: Ukraine and the crisis of global capitalism.

Notes:

Statement of responsibility take from page 1 of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-111) and index.

ISBN:

9781949762631

1949762637

9781949762570

OCLC:

1338980662