Eco-socialism for now and the future : practical utopias and rational action /: practical utopias and rational action. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Albritton.
• Authors: Albritton, Robert, 1941-
• Contents: Chapter One: Some Thoughts About Overcoming the Still Living Heaviness of the Past: Hobbes, Locke, and 'Possessive Individualism.' A. Persons, States, Nations, and Corporations as forms of 'possessive individualism.' B. Competition versus Cooperation C. Size and power D.. 'War of All Against All' E. Caring versus Possession: A New International Ethic Chapter Two: A New Rationality A. Space B. Time C. Education/Research D. Caring/Ethics E. Religion F. Science G. Don't blame the other Chapter Three: We Are Letting Capitalist Violence Escalate A. The Nation-State B. Imperialist Contestations C. The Military Industrial Complex D. The Prison Industrial Complex E. Nuclear Weapons Chapter Four: Any Significant Degree of Inequality is Unacceptable A. Profits/Income B. Taxation C. Planning/Global Redistribution D. Property/Corporations/Use versus Ownership Chapter Five: Towards A Global Basic Income and Other Economic Changes A. Income differentials. B. Debt and Interest C. Rent D. Global Expertise E. Banks/jobs F. Pricing Chapter Six: Ways of Combating Global Warming A. Stop the land grabbing and the deforestation B. Either replace cars with means of transportation that give off less CO2 or introduce electric cars where the source of electricity does not advance global warming. C. Invest in research that will, for example, lessen CO2. Chapter Seven: Coping with Shortages of Resources A. Intensive research to achieve desired results using less or none of a particular resource. B. Discover substitutes C. Recycle D. Decide globally which uses are most important Chapter Eight: Pollution and Waste A. Research on recycling and ways to reduce pollution B. Stop pollution of air, land, and water. Chapter Nine: Towards World Government A. As resources are reduced, decisions need to be made globally on fairest and most important usages to advance the quality of life for all. B. Massive immigration will become necessary. C. Reduce the level of all kinds of violence. D. New thinking about an egalitarian and just world.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.58; Green movement; Socialism
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030051839
• Related ISBNs: 9783030051822
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