This paper argues for a return to the social thought of the often ignored early 20 Century English thinker G.D.H. Cole. Cole combined a sociological critique of capitalism and liberal democracy with a well developed alternative in his work on Guild Socialism bearing particular relevance to advanced capitalist societies. Both of these, with their focus on the limitations on ‘free and unfettered ...

The aim of this paper is to consider the extent to which the comparative capitalism literature fully reflects the available empirical evidence in its attempts to model different versions of capitalism, and in particular whether it adequately captures the roles of diverse stakeholders within the capitalist system. In doing so, particular attention is accorded to the varieties of capitalism liter...

Globalized capitalism – only yesterday having declared the "end of history" did not survive more than two decades before imploding. But what "other world" is being called forth to succeed it? Will capitalism enter a new phase in its deployment, less unbalanced globally and more centred in Asia and South America? Or will we see a truly polycentric world in which various popular democratic altern...

What is the relation between the idea of the public sphere and computer-mediated interaction? I argue that the notion of the public sphere is not only inapplicable to the Net, but also and more importantly, that it is damaging to practices of democracy under conditions of contemporary technoculture, conditions Manuel Castells theorizes as capitalism in the information mode of development and wh...

This paper explores links and gaps between the popular debate over sustainability, neoclassical and endogenous growth theory, and the “natural capitalism” argument. For more information, contact Daphne Greenwood at [email protected] 719-262-4031 In this paper, I explore the links between growth theory, the sustainability debate, and the “natural capitalism” argument. I also point out areas wher...

Daniel Bell’s landmark Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism (1976) remains, 30 years later, the entry point to the rich literature on America’s twentieth-century culture of selffulfillment. After reconstructing the book’s argument with reference to Max Weber’s account of modernity, this article challenges Bell’s claim that Modernist culture and certain tendencies in capitalism threaten the soc...

Research on the knowledge economy has in recent years focused upon the interplay between place, individuals and creativity. National differences of how capitalism is organised can be drawn into this discussion, but are seldom tested systematically. By investigating data from the UK as a Liberal Market Economy and Sweden as a Coordinated M arket Economy, we develop and test 8 hypotheses to analy...

the aim of present article is to review social classes and forces(political and economic ) situation in iran 1981-2001.the writer explained the discussion. by relative relying on poulantzas theory, this discussion indicates that in mentioned years, some groups, such as commercial and traditional middle class , because of enjoying political and economic resources were stronger than other strata ...

Changes in Germany's Bank-Based Financial System: A Varieties of Capitalism Perspective

Among the commonplaces of social history is the idea that early capitalism made the family (and indeed all of society) more authoritarian and more patriarchal. The Protestant Reformation, we are told, was both an instrument and an expression of this process. This view, here starkly oversimplified, is loosely associated with the names of Marx and Weber, but has passed into common currency. In re...