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Italian Critics of Capitalism
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2010
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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 of democracy and capitalism in Italy starting from Vilfredo Pareto who firstly focused on the transformation of democracy into a plutocracy in which vested interests use the government as a tool for their own profit, until Norberto Bobbio who expressed a strong defence of democracy and a deep critique of capitalism. As Marx, Weber, and Schumpeter-from different perspectives-have pointed out capitalism rather then just an economic mode of organization, is a 'mentality', a 'social logic', a 'form of living', that influences and reshapes political structures, and culture. The globalized economic order is challenging the foundations and political principles upon which liberal democracy is based. Global markets have unleashed economic forces that are becoming too powerful for democratic institutions to control. Even if the formal elements of democracy still survive, the 'government by the people, for the people' is declining; elections, debates, parties, are evacuated, and bypassed by new, less accountable processes.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-4234-9
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-4236-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
165
Product type
Edited Book
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Acknowledgments No access
Introduction: Theories of Democracy and Capitalism in Twentieth-Century Italy No access
Chapter 1. Vilfredo Pareto: The Transformation of Democracy and the Plutocratic Cycle No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 2. Guglielmo Ferrero: The Mystification of Capitalism No access Pages 15 - 20
Chapter 3. Luigi Einaudi: Economy of Competition and Historical Capitalism No access Pages 21 - 34
Chapter 4. Antonio Gramsci: The Revolution Against "Capital" and the Crisis of the Capitalist System No access Pages 35 - 48
Chapter 5. Carlo Rosselli: Liberal Socialism and Modern Capitalist Society No access Pages 49 - 60
Chapter 6. Ernesto Rossi: The Reform of Society in the European Perspective No access Pages 61 - 70
Chapter 7. Bruno Rizzi: Capital No access Pages 71 - 92
Chapter 8. Adriano Olivetti: The Autonomous Order of Economy No access Pages 93 - 106
Chapter 9. Amintore Fanfani: The Economic and Political Powers in the Capitalistic System No access Pages 107 - 120
Chapter 10. Norberto Bobbio: The Future of Democracy and Capitalism No access Pages 121 - 138
Chapter 11. Franco Ferrarotti: The Capitalist Actors and Their Social Role No access Pages 139 - 146
Chapter 12. Luciano Pellicani: Toward a New Critique of Capitalism No access Pages 147 - 154
Chapter 13. Carlo Mongardini: Rethinking Democracy in the Age of Globalization No access Pages 155 - 160
