Olivier Blanchard, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is author of one of the most important standard macroeconomics textbooks which is used throughout the world. Endorsed by Blanchard himself, Anti-Blanchard Macroeconomics critically analyses preva…
"Olivier Blanchard, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is author of one of the most important standard macroeconomics textbooks which is used throughout the world. Endorsed by Blanchard himself, Anti-Blanchard Macroeconomics critically analyses prev…
This is an idea-fueled book that explores the rise of new economic models based on shared resources and collective consumption and the first articulation of a major socioeconomic phenomenon. In the 20th century humanity consumed products faster than ever, but this way of living …
This is an idea-fueled book that explores the rise of new economic models based on shared resources and collective consumption and the first articulation of a major socioeconomic phenomenon. In the 20th century humanity consumed products faster than ever, but this way of living …
"Despite the Great Recession, slightly different forms of global capitalism are still portrayed as the only game in town by the vast majority of people in power in the world today. Unbridled growth, trade liberalisation, and competition are advocated as the only or best ways of …
by Bollier, David, Helfrich, Silke
fromSozialtheorie
"A postcapitalist politics reveals a prolific landscape of economic diversity - one that is not exclusively or predominantly capitalist - and examines the challenges and successes of alternative economic interventions. Marshaling empirical evidence from local economic projects a…
In this creatively argued follow-up to their book The End of Capitalism (As We Knew It), J.K. Gibson-Graham offer already existing alternatives to a global capitalist order and outline strategies for building alternative economies. A Postcapitalist Politics reveals a prolific la…
Commoning was a way of life for most of our ancestors. In Reclaiming the Commons for the Common Good, Heather Menzies journeys to her roots in the Scottish Highlands, where her family lived in direct relation with the land since neolithic times. Beginning with an intimate accoun…
"Is it possible for businesses to have a bottom line that is not profit and endless growth, but human dignity, justice, sustainability and democracy? Or an alternative economic model that is untainted by the greed and crises of current financial systems? Christian Felber says it…
