| The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World Contributor(s): Burnham, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1839013184 ISBN-13: 9781839013188 Publisher: Lume Books OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Capitalism |
| Dewey: 330.15 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.66 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Burnham has real intellectual courage, and writes about real issues.' - George Orwell Burnham's claim was that capitalism was dead, but that it was being replaced not by socialism, but a new economic system he called "managerialism"; rule by managers. Written in 1941, this is the book that theorised how the world was moving into the hands of the 'managers'. Burnham explains how Capitalism had virtually lost its control, and would be displaced not by labour, nor by socialism, but by the rule of administartors in business and in government. This revolution, he posited, is as broad as the world and as comprehensive as human society, asking "Why is 'totalitarianism' not the issue?" "Can civilization be destroyed?" And "Why is the New Deal something bigger than Roosevelt can handle?" In a volume extraordinary for its dispassionate handling of those and other fundamental questions, James Burnham explores fully the implications of the managerial revolution. |