The global economy is currently experiencing its severest contraction since the 1930s. While capitalism will survive, its fundamental structure can change at critical historical junctures.
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The UK government has published new guidance barring materials produced by groups opposed to capitalism from schools.
The late sociologist looked at existing ‘utopias’ that could herald a world after capitalism.
We need to work out how to save capitalism from itself.
The notion of the creative sector driving fulfilling work as cities shed old industries has worn thin. But those creatives might be delivering value of a different kind, offering a more human future.
Utopia and dystopia are combined in current political thinking, from Donald Trump to the universal basic income.
Two visions of the ‘new economy’, one based on environmental and social justice values, the other on disruptive technologies, are coming together to challenge the status quo.
Climate change ‘changes everything’, says the writer Naomi Klein. The only way society can respond is to change itself - and that will need everyone on be on the same page instead of arguing about it.
While some find it hard to imagine life after capitalism, the digitally connected people of the world have begun embracing a new set of ethical concerns requiring new types of economies.
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Assistant researcher, University of Sydney
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Lecturer and Teacher, Department of Politics and International Relations, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor in Urban Geography, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economic Geography, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Business Ethics, Metropolitan State University of Denver
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