The second volume in the Democratic Marxism provides compelling analyses of the complexity and depth of the worldwide economic crisis. Contributions from the global North and South showcase the global impact of capitalism's regarding the World Social Forum the Arab Spring, the Occupy Wall Street Movement, left parties such as Syrizia and Podemos.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction - Vishwas Satgar
Part One: Contemporary Understandings of Capitalism’s Crises and Class Struggle
Chapter 1 From Marx to the Systemic Crises of Capitalist Civilisation - Vishwas Satgar
Chapter 2 Activist Understandings of the Crisis of 2008 - William K. Carroll
Part Two: Capitalist Crisis and Left Responses in the Global North
Chapter 3 Occupy and the Dialectics of the Left in the United States - Leah-Hunt Hendrix and Isham Christie
Chapter 4 Austerity and Resistance: The Politics of Labour in the Eurozone Crisis - Andreas Bieler and Jamie Jordan
Chapter 5 Beyond Social Democratic and Communist Parties: Left Political Organisation in Transition in Western Europe - Hilary Wainwright
Part Three: Capitalist Crisis and Left Responses in the Global South
Chapter 6 Brazil: From Neoliberal Democracy to the End of the ‘Lula Moment’ - Alfredo Saad Filho
Chapter 7 The Global Financial Crisis and ‘Resilience’: The Case of India - Sumangala Damodaran
Chapter 8 Real Wage Trends and the Labour Crisis in South Africa - Niall Reddy
Chapter 9 Seize Power! The Role of the Constitution in Unifying Social Justice Struggles in South Africa - Mark Heywood