Synthesises the various strands of left crisis theory into a convincing proposal, as strong psychologically as it is on economics.

- Paul Mason, Guardian, Books of the Year 2016 [on How Will Capitalism End?]

A must-read.

Financial Times, Best Books of 2016 [on How Will Capitalism End?]

Streeck sees a destructive convergence of three fixed trends in late capitalism: a declining rate of economic growth, soaring overall indebtedness, and rising economic inequality in both income and wealth. His work interlocks with recent dark conclusions by Robert J. Gordon, Thomas Piketty, and Wendy Brown, among others.

- Norman Rush, New York Review of Books [on How Will Capitalism End?]

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Streeck's sweeping and empirically founded inquiry reminds one of Karl Marx's <i>Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte</i>.

- Jürgen Habermas [on Buying Time],

A superbly provocative work of political economy.

- Aditya Chakrabortty, Guardian [on Buying Time]

A compelling and distinctive analysis of the current political moment.

- Hans Kundnani, The World Today

From the acclaimed author of How Will Capitalism End? comes an omnibus of long-form critical essays engaging with leading economists and thinkers. Critical Encounters draws on Wolfgang Streeck's inimitable writing for the London Review of Books and New Left Review, among other publications. It opens with treatments of two contrasting historical eras - factory capitalism and financialization - and three of the world's major economies: the United States, France and Germany. Delving into the world of ideas, Streeck discusses the work of Quinn Slobodian, Mark Blyth, Jürgen Habermas and Perry Anderson. Finally, he zooms out to compare his home discipline of sociology to natural history, giving a remarkable and non-deterministic reading of Charles Darwin. In the preface, Streeck reflects on the art (or craft) of book reviewing and the continuing merits of the book form. Critical Encounters also includes a series of 'Letters from Europe', penned as the coronavirus descended upon the Continent.
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An anthology of long-read book reviews by one of the European left's foremost political economists.
Synthesises the various strands of left crisis theory into a convincing proposal, as strong psychologically as it is on economics.
An anthology of long-read book reviews by one of the European left's foremost political economists.
Authors previous title, How Will Capitalism End? has sold over 25,000 copies worldwide.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781788738743
Publisert
2020-11-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Verso Books
Vekt
321 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter

Biographical note

Wolfgang Streeck is a Senior Research Associate and Emeritus Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. He is a Member of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy and an Honorary Member of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE).