| Economics and Utopia: Why the Learning Economy Is Not the End of History Contributor(s): Hodgson, Geoffrey M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415075068 ISBN-13: 9780415075060 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $261.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1998 Annotation: With the collapse of the Soviet Union, many have proclaimed not just the death of communism, but also the obsolescence of all forms of utopian thinking. Geoffrey Hodgson argues that it is still possible to imagine new economic alternatives to the current system, and that utopian thinking serves as a necessary aspect of developing alternative solutions to present problems. He places the focus on the relationship between learning and knowledge and on the context of different economic models. This book goes beyond conventional wisdom to open new horizons of economic thought. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory |
| Dewey: 330 |
| LCCN: 98018791 |
| Series: Economics as Social Theory |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.32" W x 9.48" (1.33 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the fall of the Berlin Wall we have been told that no alternative to Western capitalism is possible or desirable. This book challenges this view with two arguments. First, the above premise ignores the enormous variety within capitalism itself. Second, there are enormous forces of transformation within contemporary capitalisms, associated with moves towards a more knowledge-intensive economy. These forces challenge the traditional bases of contract and employment, and could lead to a quite different socio-economic system. Without proposing a static blueprint, this book explores this possible scenario. |