Título: The Anti-Capitalist Dictionary: Movements, Histories & Motivations
Autor: David E. Lowes
Sinopse: Review “Original and rigorous...essential for libraries. Both undergraduates and scholars will benefit from this excellent book - one always needs to get accurate definitions and clear arguments for every current issue.” ―Political Studies Review Product Description This dictionary is an alternative and a counter-balance to the many political dictionaries that ignore or marginalize the history and influence of anti-capitalist movements. It paints a rich picture of the ideas and issues that inform today's anti-capitalist activity.The Anti-Capitalist Dictionary is organised in an easily accessible alphabetical format, with self-contained, cross-referenced entries that introduce and explain concepts and issues that are integral to understanding today's global movement. The Dictionary demonstrates how the meaning and relevance of some of these have evolved and illustrates a linkage between past and present activity that might be unfamiliar to people who are involved or interested in the movement's current manifestations. This Dictionary has international coverage and will prove invaluable to students of politics as well as to activists and the general reader. About the Author David Lowes has been interested and active in labour movement politics for over twenty years. Between 1984 and 2003, he was a member of and activist in Liverpool City Branch of NALGO/ Unison and held various positions. Involvement in campaigns against rate-capping, poll tax and privatisation led to research in and a doctoral thesis from John Moores University on Labour Movement Campaigns to Defend Local Democracy, Jobs and Services in the 1980s. A member of the Conference of Socialist Economists and London Socialist Historians Group, his interest and involvement has turned to the latest phase of anti-capitalist struggle. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Anti-Capitalist DictionaryMovements, Histories & MotivationsBy David E. LowesFernwood Publishing Ltd and Zed Books LtdCopyright © 2006 David E. LowesAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-1-84277-682-7CHAPTER 1AACCOUNTABILITY is often used to denote an element or quality of DEMOCRACY that is equated with good governance, but the term generally means that those who hold and exercise a degree of POWER have a responsibility to explain and justify their conduct. Elected representatives, appointed officials and other public office holders are therefore required to demonstrate that they have discharged their duties appropriately. Issues raised by anticapitalists, for example, include the granting of EXPORT CREDITS to firms that supply military equipment to oppressive regimes or when aid is given to environmentally destructive projects like dam construction in which national companies have a financial interest. Accountability is often considered to be less effective than TRANSPARENCY, though, because it can only occur after a decision or action has taken place. The process of holding individuals, parties or governments answerable for their actions can be conducted in a variety of ways, including through media investigation or legal challenges in the courts, but it is considered to be the ultimate function of elections. In reality, however, the extent to which officials explain themselves to voters is extremely limited, while falling numbers of people bothering to vote in elections suggests that fewer see a vote cast once every few years as an adequate method of making a government and elected representatives keep their promises.Those disenchanted by an electoral process that fails to deliver accountability either become apathetic or cynical, or in the case of the anti-capitalist movement they turn to extra-parliamentary opposition. The latter groups and individuals do so in order to make public their concerns and thereby put pressure on people and institutions that would otherwise be beyond reproach. In particular, attention is focused on the policies and practice
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Anti-Capitalist Dictionary: Movements, Histories & Motivations”, de David E. Lowes, publicado pela editora Fernwood, em 2006 e com 321 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Fernwood
Páginas: 321
Ano: 2006
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 1842776827
ISBN13: 9781842776827
