Economic growth and industrial development, we are told, are the keys to human and social progress. Debal Deb is far from convinced. In his book Beyond Developmentality, Dr. Deb critiques mainstream economic priorities; calls into question many assumptions about the natural world; describes how traditional indigenous societies have interacted with nature; and calls for a zero-growth economy.
Peter Clarke, Keynes: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist Bloomsbury, 2009
John Maynard Keynes died in 1946, but Keynesianism, in one form or another, is alive and well: the British economist's name has been invoked repeatedly since the global economic meltdown began in 2008. But how much do we really know about Keynes, and what did he really say and write? Peter Clarke has written a new book about Keynes's life and ideas. (Holiday encore presentation.)
Debal Deb, Beyond Developmentality: Constructing Inclusive Freedom and Sustainability Earthscan, 2009
Economic growth and industrial development, we are told, are the keys to human and social progress. Debal Deb is far from convinced. In a new book, Deb critiques mainstream economic priorities; calls into question many assumptions about the natural world; describes how traditional indigenous societies have interacted with nature; and calls for a zero-growth economy.
Peter Clarke, Keynes: The Rise, Fall, and Return of the 20th Century's Most Influential Economist Bloomsbury, 2009
John Maynard Keynes died in 1946, but Keynesianism, in one form or another, is alive and well: the British economist's name has been invoked repeatedly since the global economic meltdown began in 2008. But how much do we really know about Keynes, and what did he really say and write? Peter Clarke has written a new book about Keynes's life and ideas.
David McNally, Another World is Possible: Globalization and Anti-Capitalism Arbeiter Ring, 2006
In David McNally's analysis of the nature and causes of the ongoing economic crisis, he highlights, among other things, the volatility of money, the uses and abuses of working-class debt, a post-1982 expansion in global capitalism, and the fateful financialization of the economy. Debt has played a significant role, McNally argues in a recent article, in disciplining workers and poor people both here and abroad. (Holiday encore presentation.)
Mike Davis, In Praise of Barbarians: Essays Against Empire Haymarket, 2007
For months it felt like the people of California held their collective breath, until state lawmakers hammered out a budget package that the Governor signed. Mike Davis held neither his breath nor his tongue. He talked about the economic crisis, Democrat lawmakers, and Left organizing at Socialism 2009. And Vivek Chibber describes what kind of leverage working people have in relation to the state.
