This book explores social reproduction theory, examining the connections between worker and society, particularly the family and household, in the reproduction of capitalist social relations.
In "Karl Marx' Ökosozialismus" untersucht Kohei Saito die ökologischen Aspekte im Werk von Karl Marx. Er analysiert Marx' Konzept des metabolischen Bruchs und seine Bedeutung für die heutige ökologische Krise. Saito zeigt auf, wie Marx bereits im 19. Jahrhundert die negativen Auswirkungen des Kapitalismus auf die Natur erkannte. Das Buch bietet eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der traditionellen marxistischen Theorie und entwickelt eine ökosozialistische Perspektive. Es ist ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Debatte über die Verbindung von Marxismus und Ökologie.
Raj Patel and Jason W. Moore's "A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things" explores the interconnectedness of ecological crises and capitalism's inherent drive for cheap production. The book uses the concept of 'cheapness' as an analytical tool to examine how capitalism externalizes costs, leading to environmental degradation and social inequalities. It delves into seven key areas: cheap nature, money, work, care, food, energy, and lives, demonstrating how these factors are intertwined and contribute to global crises. The authors argue that the relentless pursuit of cheapness has created unsustainable systems, and they propose a 'reparations ecology' as a potential path towards a more just and sustainable future. The book's accessible style and compelling examples make it relevant to a broad audience.
James returns after a Summer break! This week we're running a special episode on Macrodose theory, taking you behind the scenes to look at some of the theoretical building blocks of how we put the show together (1:23).
What is Macrodose, why are we doing it, and who are the thinkers we should be reading to understand the world we now live in today?
READING LIST
Michael Kidron 'Failing growth and rampant costs': https://www.marxists.org/archive/kidron/works/2002/xx/ghosts.htm
Jason W. Moore & Raj Patel 'The History of the World in Seven Cheap Things': https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/817-a-history-of-the-world-in-seven-cheap-things?srsltid=AfmBOoovsDH9x0Ul8B5VanJBOwDVnQwTDcwd7Dcl0M9wXADgRgze-HBi
Jason W. Moore 'Capitalism and the way of life': https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/74-capitalism-in-the-web-of-life?srsltid=AfmBOopvBjmgELZS0p0byISi61atpkB_6TxzT96WxfkUwf4QAiGmWHDg
Kohei Saito 'Karl Marx’s Ecosocialism': https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/karl-marxa-tm-s-ecosocialism-capital-nature-and-the-unfinished-critique-of-political-economy-kohei-saito/2345756
Tithi Battacharyya 'Social Reproduction Theory': https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745399881/social-reproduction-theory/
Mike Davies 'Old Gods, New Enigmas': https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/820-old-gods-new-enigmas?srsltid=AfmBOorvAsqCHVKnEPCn-ynLLGA40RuCFWNZOpVpbD2HZGWiuVBA3VZp
Thomas Philippon 'Additive Growth': https://www.nber.org/papers/w29950
Potsdam Institute Research: https://www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/latest-news/38-trillion-dollars-in-damages-each-year-world-economy-already-committed-to-income-reduction-of-19-due-to-climate-change
Isabella Weber: https://academic.oup.com/icc/article/33/2/297/7603347
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