Entropy of Capitalism

AvRobert Biel

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Del 39 i serien Studies in Critical Social Sciences

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Beskrivning

The project of applying general systems theory to social sciences is crucial in today’s crisis when social and ecological systems clash. This book concretely demonstrates the necessity of a Marxist approach to this challenge, notably in asserting agency (struggle) as against determinism. It similarly shows how Marxism can be reinvigorated from a systems perspective. Drawing on his experience in both international systems and low-input agriculture, Biel explores the interaction of social and physical systems, using the conceptual tools of thermodynamics and information. He reveals the early twenty-first century as a period when capitalism starts parasitising on the chaos it itself creates, notably in the link between the two sides of imperialism: militarism (the ‘war on terror’) and speculative finance capital.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-10-14
Mått:160 x 240 x 28 mm
Vikt:841 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Critical Social Sciences
Antal sidor:394
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004204300

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi och antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

“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... 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, Lancaster University, in: Journal of Critical Realism 12/1 (2013)

Innehållsförteckning

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