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  • The Case for Economic Democracy

    by Andrew Cumbers ...
    Series series The Case For
    The idea that the people have a right to shape political decisions through democratic means is widely accepted. The same cannot be said of the decisions that impact on our everyday economic life in the workplace and beyond.Andrew Cumbers shows why this is wrong, and why, in the context of the rising tide of populism and the perceived crisis of liberal democracy, economic democracy's time has come. ... Read more

    $10.00 USD

  • Alternatives to Neoliberalism

    Towards Equality and Democracy

    by Karel Williams, Sukhdev Johal, Jeremy Gilbert, Colin Crouch, Andrew Cumbers, Michael Moran, Grahame Thompson, Zoë Irving, Kevin Farnsworth, Ted Benton, Anna Coote ...
    In this collection, innovative and eminent social and policy analysts, including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and Ted Benton, challenge the failing but still dominant ideology and policies of neo-liberalism.The editors synthesise contributors’ ideas into a revised framework for social democracy; rooted in feminism, environmentalism, democratic equality and market accountability to ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Reclaiming Public Ownership

    Making Space for Economic Democracy

    by Professor Andrew Cumbers ...
    *** Winner of the Myrdal Prize for Evolutionary Political Economy ***The last few years have seen the spectacular failure of market fundamentalism in Europe and the US, with a seemingly never-ending spate of corporate scandals and financial crises. As the environmental limits and socially destructive tendencies of the current profit-driven economic model become daily more self-evident, there is a ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • An Introduction to Economic Geography

    Globalisation, Uneven Development and Place

    by Danny MacKinnon, Andrew Cumbers ...
    In the context of great economic turmoil and uncertainty, the emergent conflict between continued globalisation and growing economic nationalism means that a geographical economic perspective has never been so important. An Introduction to Economic Geography guides students through the key debates of this vibrant area, exploring the range of ideas and approaches that invigorate the wider ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Global justice networks

    Geographies of transnational solidarity

    by Paul Routledge, Andrew Cumbers ...
    Series series Perspectives on Democratic Practice
    This book provides a critical investigation of what has been termed the ‘global justice movement’. Through a detailed study of a grassroots peasants’ network in Asia (People’s Global Action), an international trade union network (the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mining and General Workers) and the Social Forum process, it analyses some of the global justice movement’s component ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Towards Just and Sustainable Economies

    The Social and Solidarity Economy North and South

    by Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, Andrew Cumbers, David Fasenfest ...
    With capitalism in crisis - rising inequality, unsustainable resource depletion and climate change all demanding a new economic model - the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) has been suggested as an alternative. What can contribute in terms of generating livelihoods that provide a dignified life, meeting of social needs and building of sustainable futures? What can activists in both the global ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

  • Clusters in Urban and Regional Development

    Edited by Danny McKinnon, Andrew Cumbers ...
    Series series Urban Studies Monographs
    Going beyond the celebrated 'hot-spots' of economic development, this book draws upon evidence from a broader range of cities and regions to help fill some important gaps in our knowledge of how clusters operate within the contemporary global economy.This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Urban Studies. ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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  • Local and Regional Development

    by Andy Pike ...
    Actors and institutions in localities and regions across the world are seeking prosperity and well-being amidst tumultuous and disruptive shifts and transitions generated by: an increasingly globalised, knowledge-intensive capitalism; global financial instability, volatility and crisis; concerns about economic, social and ecological sustainability, climate change and resource shortages; new multi ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • The Political Power of Global Corporations

    by John Mikler ...
    We have long been told that corporations rule the world, their interests seemingly taking precedence over states and their citizens. Yet, while states, civil society, and international organizations are well drawn in terms of their institutions, ideologies, and functions, the world's global corporations are often more simply sketched as mechanisms of profit maximization.In this book, John Mikler ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • Africa's Urban Revolution

    by Doctor Edgar Pieterse, Susan Parnell ...
    The facts of Africa's rapid urbanisation are startling. By 2030 African cities will have grown by more than 350 million people and over half the continent's population will be urban. Yet in the minds of policy makers, scholars and much of the general public, Africa remains a quintessentially rural place. This lack of awareness and robust analysis means it is difficult to make a policy case for a ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • A Different Kind of State?

    by Gregory Albo, Leo Panitch ...
    A large factor in the appeal of neo-conservatism in the early 1980s was its sustained attack on the welfare state. Even those most dependent on public services were frustrated by a system that allowed them no say in decisions directly affecting their lives. A decade later, the alternative offered by the new right—free market competition—has only deepened the need for effective state assistance. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Struggle for Development

    by Benjamin Selwyn ...
    The world economy is expanding rapidly despite chronic economic crises. Yet the majority of the world's population live in poverty. Why are wealth and poverty two sides of the coin of capitalist development? What can be done to overcome this destructive dynamic?In this hard-hitting analysis Benjamin Selwyn shows how capitalism generates widespread poverty, gender discrimination and environmental ... Read more

    $19.00 USD