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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Grey, Julius H. (1948-....)
Titre(s) : Capitalism and the alternatives [Texte électronique] / Julius H. Grey
Publication : Montreal : McGill-Queen's university press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (viii-287 p.)
Comprend : Cover ; Title page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; Part
one : Capitalism : its triumph and failure ; Section One modern capitalism ; Section
two various defences of capitalism ; Section three capitalism in its historical and
cultural context ; Part two : a proposal for change ; Section one basic principles
; Section two philosophical justification ; Section three : is this possible to achieve?
; A tentative conclusion ; Notes ; Index
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 237-278. Index
Thirty years after its global triumph, neo-liberalism is an abject failure. While
its advocates have succeeded in convincing citizens that no other way is possible,
that no left turn can be made without an economic collapse, they have not fulfilled
their promises of a better world and the result has been more inequality, insecurity,
and speculation. Many have sought solace in collective goals (nationalism, narrow
religion, and gender politics) while notions of universal solidarity, idealism, and
humanism have all but disappeared. In Capitalism and the Alternatives Julius Grey
seeks to rehabilitate economic equality as a fundamental social goal built on universal
values such as individualism, liberty, and even romanticism. To achieve this, he argues,
it is necessary to move away from national, ethnic, religious, and even gender loyalties.
The importance in each society of common culture and widely accepted moral values,
Grey suggests, cannot be overstated. With its rampant political correctness, the modern
left seems to have lost sight of morality and individual freedom. While most commentators
stake out a partisan position in their criticism, Grey's notion of individual romanticism
as the basis of a socially progressive society and his stress on free will, culture,
classical education, and the right to dissent demand an overhaul of both the right
and the left. A fundamental rethinking of the social, political, and economic foundations
of modern industrial society, Capitalism and the Alternatives proposes freedom from
identity, instead of communitarianism and tradition, as a condition for liberty and
justice.
Sujet(s) : Économie politique -- Sociologie
Capitalisme -- Sociologie
Sciences sociales -- Politique publique
Sciences sociales -- Anthropologie
Sciences sociales -- Dans la culture populaire
Indice(s) Dewey :
306.3 (23e éd.) = Institutions économiques (sociologie)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780773557178. - ISBN 0773557164. - ISBN 0773557172. - ISBN 9780773557161
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