The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World - Brossura

Burnham, James

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ISBN 10: 1839013184 ISBN 13: 9781839013188

Casa editrice: Lume Books, 2021

Riassunto

'Burnham has real intellectual courage, and writes about real issues.' - George Orwell Burnham's claim was that capitalism was dead, but that it was being replaced not by socialism, but a new economic system he called "managerialism"; rule by managers. Written in 1941, this is the book that theorised how the world was moving into the hands of the 'managers'. Burnham explains how Capitalism had virtually lost its control, and would be displaced not by labour, nor by socialism, but by the rule of administartors in business and in government. This revolution, he posited, is as broad as the world and as comprehensive as human society, asking "Why is 'totalitarianism' not the issue?" "Can civilization be destroyed?" And "Why is the New Deal something bigger than Roosevelt can handle?" In a volume extraordinary for its dispassionate handling of those and other fundamental questions, James Burnham explores fully the implications of the managerial revolution.

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Informazioni sull?autore

James Burnham was an American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the philosophy department at New York University; His first book was An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis (1931). Burnham became a prominent Trotskyist activist in the 1930s. He rejected Marxism and became an even more influential theorist of the right as a leader of the American conservative movement. His book The Managerial Revolution, published in 1941, speculated on the future of capitalism.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Lume Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1839013184
• ISBN 13: 9781839013188
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 304
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile