Reclaiming the State
A Progressive Vision of Sovereignty for a Post-Neoliberal World
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Business & Finance, History
| Author: | William Mitchell, Thomas Fazi | ISBN: | 9781786801494 |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press | Publication: | September 20, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Mitchell, Thomas Fazi |
| ISBN: | 9781786801494 |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Publication: | September 20, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press |
| Language: | English |
The crisis of the neoliberal order has resuscitated a political idea widely believed to be consigned to the dustbin of history. Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the neo-nationalist, anti-globalisation and anti-establishment backlash engulfing the West all involve a yearning for a relic of the past: national sovereignty. *BR**BR*In response to these challenging times, economist William Mitchell and political theorist Thomas Fazi reconceptualise the nation state as a vehicle for progressive change. They show how despite the ravages of neoliberalism, the state still contains resources for democratic control of a nation's economy and finances. The populist turn provides an opening to develop an ambitious but feasible left political strategy. *BR**BR*Reclaiming the State offers an urgent, provocative and prescient political analysis of our current predicament, and lays out a comprehensive strategy for revitalising progressive economics in the 21st century.
The crisis of the neoliberal order has resuscitated a political idea widely believed to be consigned to the dustbin of history. Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, and the neo-nationalist, anti-globalisation and anti-establishment backlash engulfing the West all involve a yearning for a relic of the past: national sovereignty. *BR**BR*In response to these challenging times, economist William Mitchell and political theorist Thomas Fazi reconceptualise the nation state as a vehicle for progressive change. They show how despite the ravages of neoliberalism, the state still contains resources for democratic control of a nation's economy and finances. The populist turn provides an opening to develop an ambitious but feasible left political strategy. *BR**BR*Reclaiming the State offers an urgent, provocative and prescient political analysis of our current predicament, and lays out a comprehensive strategy for revitalising progressive economics in the 21st century.
