The Economic Crisis and American Society / / Manuel Castells.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Castells, Manuel,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1980
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 797
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (302 p.)

Taking a hard look at the crisis afflicting Western economies in recent years, Manuel Castells suggests that the very structures that fostered economic growth since 1945 are the same structures that are now undermining these economics. Pinpointing the new forms of the capitalist mode of production and the contradictory nature of its class relations as the root of the problem, he offers a comprehensive critique of American society and its economy.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. TOWARD A SOCIAL THEORY OF ECONOMIC CRISES IN ADVANCED CAPITALISM -- CHAPTER 2. WHAT HAPPENED: THE ROOTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES -- CHAPTER 3. CAPITALIST CONTRADICTIONS AND CLASS RELATIONSHIPS IN THE AMERICAN SOCIAL STRUCTURE -- CHAPTER 4. CLASS INTERESTS, POLICIES FOR THE CRISIS, AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS -- CONCLUSION. TWILIGHT OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM? -- Notes -- Index