Italian Critics of Capitalism

by Cedroni, Lorella; Bobbio, Norberto; Einaudi, Luigi; Fanfani, Amintore; Ferrarotti, Franco; Ferrero, Guglielmo; Gramsci, Antonio; Mongadini, Carlo; Olivetti, Adriano; Pareto, Vilfredo; Pellicani, Luciano; Rizzi, Bruno; Rosselli, Carlo; Rossi, Ernesto

• ISBN13: 9780739142356
• ISBN10: 0739142356
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-31
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

Over the last hundred years the history of capitalism hardly supports the idea of a dynamic equilibrium between democracy and capitalism. The unprecedented triumph of global capitalism and its stronger power of transformation are changing the nature of political community and its institutions, transforming the conditions of democratic politics and governance. The writings collected in this volume present leading statements of theories or democracy and capitalism in Italy starting with Vilfredo Pareto, who first focused on the transformation of democracy into a plutocracy in which vested interests use the government as a tool for their own profit, through Norberto Bobbio, who expressed a strong defense of democracy and a deep critique of capitalism.

Author Biography

Lorella Cedroni is an associate professor of political philosophy at the University of Rome.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction: Theories of Democracy and Capitalism in Twentieth-Century Italy	p. ix
The Transformation of Democracy and the Plutocratic Cycle	p. 1
The Mystification of Capitalism	p. 15
Economy of Competition and Historical Capitalism	p. 21
The Revolution Against "Capital" and the Crisis of the Capitalist System	p. 35
Liberal Socialism and Modern Capitalist Society	p. 49
The Reform of Society in the European Perspective	p. 61
Capital	p. 71
The Autonomous Order of Economy	p. 93
The Economic and Political Powers in the Capitalistic System	p. 107
The Future of Democracy and Capitalism	p. 121
The Capitalist Actors and Their Social Role	p. 139
Toward a New Critique of Capitalism	p. 147
Rethinking Democracy in the Age of Globalization	p. 155
Index	p. 161
About the Editor	p. 165
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