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"The recent economic crisis was a dramatic reminder that capitalism can both produce and destroy. It's a system that by its very nature encourages predators and creators, locusts and bees. But, as Geoff Mulgan argues in this compelling, imaginative, and important book, the economic crisis also presents a historic opportunity to choose a radically different future for capitalism, one that maximizes its creative power and minimizes its destructive force. In an engaging and wide-ranging argument, Mulgan digs into the history of capitalism across the world to show its animating ideas, its utopias and dystopias, as well as its contradictions and possibilities. Drawing on a subtle framework for understanding systemic change, he shows how new political settlements reshaped capitalism in the past and are likely to do so in the future. By reconnecting value to real-life ideas of growth, he argues, efficiency and entrepreneurship can be harnessed to promote better lives and relationships rather than just a growth in the quantity of material consumption. Healthcare, education, and green industries are already becoming dominant sectors in the wealthier economies, and the fields of social innovation, enterprise, and investment are rapidly moving into the mainstream--all indicators of how capital could be made more of a servant and less a master. This is a book for anyone who wonders where capitalism might be heading next--and who wants to help make sure that its future avoids the mistakes of the past."--
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Capitalism, History, Philosophy, Economics, Economic history, Economics, philosophyEdition | Availability |
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The locust and the bee: predators and creators in capitalism's future
2015
in English
- Paperback edition.
0691165742 9780691165745
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Locust and the Bee: Predators and Creators in Capitalism's Future - Updated Edition
2015, Princeton University Press
in English
1400866197 9781400866199
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Locust and the Bee: Predators and Creators in Capitalism's Future
2013, Princeton University Press
in English
140084665X 9781400846658
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Locust and the Bee: Predators and Creators in Capitalism's Future
2013, Princeton University Press
in English
1299051324 9781299051324
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Previous edition: 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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