Four futures : visions of the world after capitalism / Peter Frase.

Author/creator Frase, Peter author.
Format Book
PublicationLondon : Verso, 2016.
Description150 pages ; 20 cm
Subjects
Economics.
Economic forecasting.
Economic history.
Capitalism.

SeriesJacobin series
Jacobin series. ^A1278777
Contents Introduction: technology and ecology as apocalypse and utopia -- Communism: equality and abundance -- Rentism: hierarchy and abundance -- Socialism: equality and scarcity -- Exterminism: hierarchy and scarcity -- Conclusion: transitions and prospects.
Summary It is easier to imagine the end of the world,' the theorist Fredric Jameson has remarked, 'than to imagine the end of capitalism.' 'Jacobin' Editor Peter Frase argues that technological advancements and environmental threats will inevitably push our society beyond capitalism, and 'Four Futures' imagines just how this might look. Extrapolating possible futures from current changes the world is now experiencing, and drawing upon speculative fictions to illustrate how these futures might be realized, 'Four Futures' examines communism, rentism, socialism, and exterminism-or in other words, the socialisms we may reach if a resurgent Left is successful and the barbarisms we may be consigned to if those movements fail.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Frase, Peter, author. Four futures Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2016 9781781688151
LCCN 2016023756
ISBN9781781688137 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1781688133 (pbk. : alk. paper)