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"This book combines theoretical boldness and the determination to extend Marxian theory. It deserves to be read as another impressive product of the global rethinkings of Marxism now engaged in building a Marxism for the twenty-first century." -- Richard D. Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst"Capitalist-produced scarcity proves to be an extraordinarily enlightening vantage point from which to analyze both capitalism and its socialist alternatives. Panayotakis's book provides an extremely scholarly, insightful and well-argued contribution – with ecology and feminism given the attention often denied them – to this crucially important literature. Highly Recommended!" -- Bertell Ollman, Department of Politics, New York University, author of Dance of the Dialectic: Marx's Method"Extremely timely ... Panayotakis develops a critical approach to an issue that is central to neo-classical economics but rarely the subject of critical analysis." -- Molly Scott Cato, Reader in Green Economics, Cardiff University
Costas Panayotakis teaches Sociology at New York City College of Technology. He has published on political economy, ecology, and social movements and has been interviewed by numerous radio and TV programs in the United States and abroad. He is the Book Review Editor of the international journal Capitalism Nature Socialism.
Foreword by Joel Kovel * Preface * 1. Capitalism, Scarcity and Economic Democracy * 2. The Neoclassical Approach to Scarcity * 3. Scarcity and Capital Accumulation * 4. Scarcity, Capitalist Exploitation, and Consumption * 5. Economic Democracy and the Multiplicity of Social Inequalities and Struggles * 6. Capitalism, Scarcity and Global Inequalities * 7. Scarcity and the Deepening Ecological Crisis * 8. Imagining Economic Democracy: Two Models * 9. The Way Forward: Economic Democratization as a Strategy of Reforms and Fundamental Social Change * Conclusion * Humorous Appendix: Austerity Nut and His Message * Notes * Bibliography * Index
Democracy Now! interviews Hara Kouki, a doctoral student based in Athens who has been writing about the protests, and by Costas Panayotakis, associate professor of sociology at the New York City College of Technology at CUNY.
In this edition of the show Susan interviews Costas Panayotakis, the author of Remaking Scarcity. He talks about why the young Americans are occupying Wall Street and why there will be a new movement against the government in the United States.
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