The Entropy of Capitalism
Biographical note
Robert Biel M, PhD (1991) International Relations, London School of Economics, teaches political ecology at University College London and publishes extensively, including The New Imperialism (Zed Books, 2000). He researches systems theory and conducts a wide-ranging practical programme on urban agriculture.
Readership
Students and academics in the fields of political economy/ecology, labour movement and grassroots activists, everyone interested in understanding the current crisis and the way forward.
Table of contents
List of Figures
Introduction
1. Understanding the Limits and Decay of the Capitalist Mode of Production
2. Capitalism as an Adaptive System
3. The ‘Systemic Turn’ in Capitalist Political Economy
4. The Era of Feedback from Entropy
5. Militarism and State Terrorism as a Response to Crisis
6. Organisation of the Twenty-first Century International System
7. Contradictions in the Contemporary Phase of Imperialist Governance, and the Forces for Change within it
References
Index
Introduction
1. Understanding the Limits and Decay of the Capitalist Mode of Production
2. Capitalism as an Adaptive System
3. The ‘Systemic Turn’ in Capitalist Political Economy
4. The Era of Feedback from Entropy
5. Militarism and State Terrorism as a Response to Crisis
6. Organisation of the Twenty-first Century International System
7. Contradictions in the Contemporary Phase of Imperialist Governance, and the Forces for Change within it
References
Index
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