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Economic elites, crises, and democracy, alternatives beyond neoliberal capitalism, Andres Solimano

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-201) and index

index present

non fiction

Economic elites, crises, and democracy

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Andres Solimano

alternatives beyond neoliberal capitalism

Examines main challenges of global capitalism using a blend of approaches combining economics with sociological insights and political economy perspectives Presents updated data on rich economic elites and the middle class, demystifies the meaning of individual entrepreneurship in corporate capitalism, uncovers rich stories of past and present financial crises, and warns of the growing internationalization of the very rich and of social movements Argues, forcefully, in favor of adopting a new approach of economic democracy to solve the world' acute social problems Economic Elites, Crises, and Democracy analyzes critical topics of contemporaneous capitalism. Andrés Solimano, President of the International Center for Globalization and Development, focuses on economic elites and the super rich, the nature of entrepreneurship, the rise of corporateś technostructure, the internal fragmentation of the middle class, and the marginalization of the working poor. While examining historical episodes of economic and financial crises from the 19th century to the present, he reviews a variety of related economic theories and policies, including austerity, which have been enacted in attempts to overcome these crises. Solimano also examines patterns of international mobility of capital and knowledge elites along with the rise of global social movements and migration diasporas. The book ends with an analysis of the concept, modalities, and potential areas of the application of economic democracy to reform 21st century global capitalism.--, Provided by Publisher

Introduction and guide to the book -- Economic elites and the super rich in the 21st century -- Productive elites : on entrepreneurship, the technostructure and social mobility -- The fragmentation of the middle class in the neoliberal era -- Stories of financial crisis and austerity from the 19th to the 21st century -- Making sense of crises in capitalism : an overview of theories and approaches -- The international circulation of elites and global social movements -- Migrant diasporas, development and the attachment to national identity -- Can capitalism afford economic democracy? -- Epilogue : what reforms to neoliberal capitalism and current globalization?