Inventing the future : postcapitalism and a world without work / Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams.

Main entry:

Srnicek, Nick, author.

Title & Author:

Inventing the future : postcapitalism and a world without work / Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams.

Edition:

Revised and updated edition.

Publication:

London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2016.

Description:

263 pages ; 20 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-257) and index.
Our political common sense: introducing folk politics -- Why aren't we winning? A critique of today's left -- Why are they winning? The making of neoliberal hegemony -- Left modernity -- The future isn't working -- Post-work imaginaries -- A new common sense -- Building power -- Conclusion -- Afterword: reinventing the future.

Summary:

Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms. This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics."

ISBN:

9781784786229 (paperback)
1784786225 (paperback)
9781784780982 (eUS)
9781784780975 (eUK)

Subject:

Progress.
Radicalism.
Populism.
Social movements.
Common good.
Technology Social aspects Forecasting.
Capitalism.
Neoliberalism.
Progrès.
Radicalisme.
Populisme.
Mouvements sociaux.
Bien commun.
Néo-libéralisme.
radicalism.
social movements.
PHILOSOPHY / Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Radicalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Utopias.
Liberalism.
Kapitalismus
Technischer Fortschritt
Arbeitslosigkeit
Automation

Added entries:

Williams, Alex, 1981- author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 307220
Call No.: BIB 252708
Status: Available

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