Socialism, Capitalism and Alternatives

by Peter J. S. Duncan and Elisabeth Schimpfössl

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The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union discredited the idea of socialism for generations to come. It was seen as representing the final and irreversible victory of capitalism. This triumphal dominance was barely challenged until the 2008 financial crisis threw the Western world into a state of turmoil.

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Publisher
UCL Press
Subjects
Social Sciences, Political Science and Civics
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Introduction
  7. Part I - Capitalism in Action
  8. 1: Semi-dependent capitalism - Russia
  9. 2: Diversifying the super-rich - Forbes-listed Russians from a Muslim background
  10. 3: The culture of elite philanthropy - Russia and the United Kingdom compared
  11. 4: Between the public and the private - Socialism, capitalism and street socialisation in Georgia
  12. Part II - China Today and as a Future Alternative
  13. 5: Making it in China - The determinants of economic success in a socialist market system
  14. 6: The revival of Marxism in China - Could it herald a Communist Reformation?
  15. 7: China's emerging liberal partnership order and Russian and US responses - Evidence from the Belt and Road Initiative in Eurasia
  16. Part III - Alternatives in the West
  17. 8: Neo-liberalism, Keynesianism and the current crisis
  18. 9: Political alternatives on the Western Left: Podemos, Syriza, Sanders and Corbyn
  19. Conclusion
  20. Back Matter
  21. Index
  22. Glossary
  23. Detailed Licensing