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Informationen zum Autor John Hilary is Head of Trade Policy for the Labour Party, and the former Executive Director of War on Want. He is the author of The Poverty of Capitalism (Pluto, 2013). Klappentext Capitalist growth is widely heralded as the only answer to the crisis still sweeping the global economy. Yet the era of corporate globalisation has been defined by unprecedented levels of inequality and environmental degradation. A return to capitalist growth threatens to exacerbate these problems, not solve them. In The Poverty of Capitalism, John Hilary reveals the true face of transnational capital in its insatiable drive for expansion and accumulation. He exposes the myth of 'corporate social responsibility' (CSR), and highlights key areas of conflict over natural resources, labour rights and food sovereignty. Hilary also describes the growing popular resistance to corporate power, as well as the new social movements seeking to develop alternatives to capitalism itself. This book will be essential reading for all those concerned with global justice, human rights and equity in the world order. I've been waiting for this book all century - a subtle, thorough analysis of global capitalism that is both comprehensive enough to use as a reference on current world events, and readable enough to recommend to a new generation of prospective activists. It's no surprise that it comes from the mind of John Hilary. For decades, he's had his finger on the pulse, his feet on the streets and his nose deep in the best books on the planet. There are few who could so deftly point to the contradictions of today's capitalism, and to the movements that hope to move beyond it tomorrow. -- Raj Patel, author of 'Stuffed and Starved' In this powerful, timely book, John Hilary contends that capitalism is not only in crisis - it is the crisis! This searing indictment of global capitalism' s 'dispossession through devastation' not only exposes cynical attempts to legitimize capitalist exploitation and expansion through grand illusions of "corporate social responsibility" and state complicity - it also inspires us to redouble our efforts to build, strengthen and support people's movements to struggle for a just world. -- Aziz Choudry, Assistant Professor, Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University Comprehensive in its coverage of changes in the global economy, insightful in assessing the key dynamics and agents in current struggles, this book goes beyond traditional investigations of similar themes. Not only does it analyse developments but also points to concrete possibilities of alternatives in, against and beyond neoliberal capitalism. A must-read for progressive academics and activists alike! -- Andreas Bieler, Professor of Political Economy, University of Nottingham Zusammenfassung Looks at the failure of conventional economic theories based on capitalist growth! and explores alternative models being developed around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. Crisis! Continuity and Change 3. Corporate Power in Practice 4. The Corporate Social Responsibility Delusion 5. Extractives: Dispossession Through Devastation 6. Garments: Capitalism's False Promise 7. Food: the Final Frontier 8. Beyond Capitalism Bibliography Index ...
