The Accumulation of Freedom

by Shannon, Deric; Nocella, Anthony J., II; Asimakopoulos, John

• ISBN13: 9781849350945
• ISBN10: 1849350949
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-02-14
• Publisher: A K Pr Distribution

Summary

The only crisis of capitalism is capitalism itself. Let's toss credit default swaps, bailouts, environmental externalities and, while we're at it, private ownership of production in the dustbin of history. The Accumulation of Freedombrings together economists, historians, theorists, and activists for a first-of-its-kind study of anarchist economics. The editors aren't trying to subvert the notion of economicsthey accept the standard definition, but reject the notion that capitalism or central planning are acceptable ways to organize economic life. Contributors include Robin Hahnel, Iain McKay, Marie Trigona, Chris Spannos, Ernesto Aguilar, Uri Gordon, and more.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 5
Introduction
Anarchist Economics: A Holistic View	p. 11
History
Examining the History of Anarchist Economics to See the Future	p. 42
Laying the Foundations: Proudhon's Contribution to Anarchist Economics	p. 64
Analysis
Capitalism in the 2000s	p. 80
Fight to Win! Tools for Confronting Capital	p. 95
Escaping Capitalist Hegemony: Rereading Western Economies	p. 117
Critique
Globalized Contradictions of Capitalism and the Imperative for Epochal Change	p. 140
The Economic Crisis and Libertarian Socialists	p. 159
Education's Diminishing Returns and Revolutionary Potential in the United States and Beyond	p. 178
Practice
Anarchist Economics in Practice	p. 204
Currency and Café Anarchy: Do-it-Yourself Economics and Participatory Resistance to Global Capitalism	p. 219
Resistance
Occupy, Resist, Produce! Lessons from Latin America's Occupied Factories	p. 238
Call It an Uprising: People of Color and the Third World Organize against Capitalism	p. 254
Vision
Chopping Off the Invisible Hand: Internal Problems with Markets and Anarchist Theory, Strategy, and Vision	p. 276
Ditching Class: The Praxis of Anarchist Communist Economics	p. 291
The Anarchist Method: An Experimental Approach to Post-Capitalist Economies	p. 313
Afterword
Porous Borders of Anarchist Vision and Strategy	p. 327
Postscript	p. 345
Contributor Biographies	p. 349
Index	p. 355
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