Entropy Of Capitalism

Robert Biel M.PhD (1991) International Relations, London School of Economics, teaches political ecology at University College London and publishes extensively, including The New Imperialism (Zed Books, 2000). He researches systems theory and conducts a wide-ranging practical programme on urban agriculture

"There is now a constant flow, if not a flood, of books on the various overlapping crises of the present climate change and ecological destruction, the economic crisis, peak oil etc.. In The Entropy of Capitalism, however, Robert Biel has produced an analysis, synthesizing all of these developments, that certainly deserves a place on your bookshelf. It is a fascinating and insightful book, about which there is too much to say, every page warranting copious marginalia and underlining.David Tyfield, Journal of Critical RealismOverall, The Entropy of Capitalism constitutes an important contribution to the debate on the (un)sustainability of capitalism, and offers an interesting complement to similar theories, like Gunther Teubner’s idea of systemic addiction.’ The book is very thoroughly researched, and made even more interesting by the author’s own involvement in transition initiatives (like Transition Town Brixton) and the urban agriculture movement.”Luigi Russi, The Commons Sense

• List of FiguresIntroduction1. Understanding the Limits and Decay of the Capitalist Mode of Production2. Capitalism as an Adaptive System3. The ‘Systemic Turn’ in Capitalist Political Economy4. The Era of Feedback from Entropy5. Militarism and State Terrorism as a Response to Crisis6. Organisation of the Twenty-first Century International System7. Contradictions in the Contemporary Phase of Imperialist Governance, and the Forces for Change within itReferencesIndex