Capitalism after postmodernism : Neo-conservatism, legitimacy and the theory of public capital.
Title:
Capitalism after postmodernism : Neo-conservatism, legitimacy and the theory of public capital.
Author:
Wilson, H.T.
ISBN:
9789047401346
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (323 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Capitalism and Legitimacy -- 3 Legitimacy and Capitalism -- 4 Sovereignty and Legitimacy -- 5 Capitalism and Democracy -- 6 What the People Do for Capitalism -- 7 Property, Capital and Society -- 8 Public Capital and its Co-optation -- 9 The Public Debt: We Win, You Lose -- 10 Privatization: Hypocrisy Triumphant -- 11 Free Trade: The Supreme Illusion -- 12 Legitimation Crisis? -- 13 Capitalism after Postmodernism -- Index of Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Index of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Abstract:
This work addresses issues in the old and new political economy. Going back to Marx, Weber and Habermas, it concludes that social intellectuals still have to rise to the occasion, rather than assisting in the massive self-confirming prophecy that postmodernism threatens to become.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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