Capitalist Dictatorship A Study of Its Social Systems, Dimensions, Forms and Indicators
“Capitalist Dictatorship: A Study of Its Social Systems, Dimensions, Forms and Indicators” by Milan Zafirovski, published by Haymarket Books on June 7, 2022, offers a thorough examination of the concept of capitalist dictatorship in contemporary society. This 459-page study introduces the term to an academic audience, exploring its characteristics and implications, particularly in the context of developments since 2016. Zafirovski analyzes capitalist dictatorship as a comprehensive social system, contrasting it with liberal democracy and highlighting its components, including a coercive economy and repressive polity.
Readers will find a detailed investigation into the various dimensions, forms, and indicators of capitalist dictatorship, as well as an assessment of its prevalence in Western and comparable societies, such as OECD countries. The book delves into significant topics related to political science and economic policy, providing insights into how capitalist dictatorship poses a serious threat to democratic structures. This edition is presented in English and spans a height of 8.75 inches and a length of 6 inches, making it a substantial addition to the discourse on political ideologies and public policy.
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In this incisive new study, Milan Zafirovski identifies and investigates the resurgence of capitalist dictatorship in contemporary society, especially after 2016. The book introduces the concept of capitalist dictatorship to the academic audience for the first time. It examines the capitalist dictatorship as a total social system composed of specific systems such as a coercive economy, repressive polity, illiberal civil society, and irrational culture in contrast to liberal democracy. Capitalist Dictatorship also investigates multiple dimensions, forms, and indicators of capitalist dictatorship, and calculates degrees of capitalist dictatorship for contemporary Western and comparable societies, such as OECD countries. Capitalist dictatorship, including autocracy, Zafirovski argues, is the gravest threat to contemporary democratic society post-2016.
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