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100			_aSeaford, Charles _9404686
245			_aWhy capitalists need communists: the politics of flourishing
260			_bPalgrave Macmillan _c2019 _aCham
300			_avii, 244 p. ill. _bIncludes bibliographical references and index
440			_aWellbeing in politics and policy _9404687
504			_aTable of content Prologue: Why capitalists need Communists Part I Why we should change 1 Introduction 2 Dystopia and Utopia Part II Why we can change 3 Flourishing and its Role 4 Change in the Past (1) 5 Change in the Past (2) 6 A Stagnant Society? Part III How we can change 7 Planning 8 Redistribution 9 The System’s Limits 10 Structural Change 11 Epilogue: Where Now? Appendix: well-being evidence relevant to economic policy
520			_aBritain faces huge challenges: inequality, public services under constant pressure, climate change - and in the long term, the impacts of automation and artificial intelligence. At the same time, the political and economic elite seem to have reached an impasse: there is a sense that things can only get worse. In Why Capitalists Need Communists, Charles Seaford demonstrates that this need not be, that radical, progressive change is perfectly possible and that the polarisation and nostalgia afflicting us is not inevitable. History shows that it is precisely when the ruling elite loses confidence – which it has – that significant change happens and that new alliances are formed to take over. Tackling the challenges will take planning, redistribution, re-fashioned business and finance, and a new ideology – one which confirms that we really can create the conditions for more people to flourish. But this is not a pipe-dream. This book sets out just how this can come about, based on interviews with over 50 business people, politicians, analysts and activists. Everyone with an interest in the future should read it. https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783319987545
650			_aGreat Britain - Economic conditions - 21st century _9404827
650			_aGreat Britain - Politics and government - 21st century _9404828
650			_aEconomic history _91877
650			_aCapitalism - Social aspects _995452
650			_aComparative government _92098
650			_aSocial change _9926
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