Portada

Confronting Mainstream Economics for Overcoming Capitalism

SPRINGER
07 / 2023
9783031058530
Inglés
Marx, Engels, and Marxisms
Ingles

Sinopse

This book provides analytical arguments that demonstrate the necessity to go beyond not only mainstream economicsnbsp;but also, and especially, the capitalist economynbsp;itself. It provides a radical critique of mainstream economics, comparing it to an unscientific form of single thought, and applies this criticism to the specific fields of growth, development, the institutions, defense, or the environment. It targets both neoclassical economics and reformist ?soft heterodox? currents, from neoinstitutionalists to neo-Keynesians-including Thomas Piketty or Amartya Sen, among others. In doing so, it rejects Keynes' theories of money, the crisis, and the state. It then offers a Marxist interpretation of the current crisis of capitalism, considering it as a systemic crisisnbsp;without solutions internal to its own logic and dynamics, andnbsp;emphasizes the links betweennbsp;thisnbsp;capitalistnbsp;crisis and imperialist wars, and the destruction of the environment and natural resources by capital. The book concludes by arguing that we must find the necessary theoretical and practical alternatives in a Marxist perspective,nbsp;advocating for socialist transitions away from the capitalist economy to protect humanity and the environment.

PVP
135,19