The Capitalism Papers : Fatal Flaws of an Obsolete System

In the vein of his bestseller, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, nationally recognized social critic Jerry Mander researches, discusses, and exposes the momentous and unsolvable environmental and social problems of capitalism. Mander argues that capitalism is no longer a viable system:?What may have worked in 1900 is calamitous in 2010." Capitalism, utterly dependent on never-ending economic growth, is an impossible absurdity on a finite planet with limited resources. Climate change, together with global food, water, and resource shortages, is only the s. Read more... Abstract: In the vein of his bestseller, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, nationally recognized social critic Jerry Mander researches, discusses, and exposes the momentous and unsolvable environmental and social problems of capitalism. Mander argues that capitalism is no longer a viable system:?What may have worked in 1900 is calamitous in 2010." Capitalism, utterly dependent on never-ending economic growth, is an impossible absurdity on a finite planet with limited resources. Climate change, together with global food, water, and resource shortages, is only the s Table of Contents PART ONE: Introduction I. Economic Succession The Missing Link The "C"-Word This Book Disclaimer Structural Arguments II. Growing Up Global A New World Order From Yonkers to Wharton New Dawn for Business Robert McNamara, Enforcer Forty Years Later III. The Copenhagen Conundrum Carbon Debt Cochabamba, Bolivia The Cancún Conundrum The Morales Conundrum PART TWO: The Fatal Flaws of Capitalism IV. Intrinsic Amorality & Corporate Schizophrenia Is Greed Good? Everyday Life in Advertising Are Corporations People? Corporations Are Machines. V. Intrinsic Inequities of Corporate StructureEight Intrinsic Inequities of Corporate Structure 1. Profits from Business Operation 2. Profits from Capitalization of the Public Commons 3. CEO Megasalaries & Bonuses 4. Stock Payments & Dividends 5. Invested Earnings: The Multiplier Effect 6. Wage Repression of Employees 7. The "Worker Productivity" Scam 8. Cashing Out: The Sale of Company Assets The Illusion of Corporate "Efficiency" VI. Endless Growth on a Finite Planet Ecosystem Into Economy Gross Domestic Product (GDP) What's Left Out of GDP? Virtual Growth. "Planetary Boundaries"Resource Shrinkage on a Finite Planet Financial Speculation in Food Supplies Privatization of Water Peak Species & Peak Beauty Earth Island Fundamental Questions VII. Searching for Growth: Desperate Measures Seven Explorations in Growing Growth 1. Shifting from Real Growth to Virtual 2. Creating "New Resources"-Privatizing the Commons 3. Expanding the Military Economy 4. Green Capitalism 5. Search for Green Energy 6. Creative Destruction 7. Techno-Utopianism & New Nature VIII. Propensity Toward War War as Economic Strategy The Stealth Economy. Doing the NumbersCommercial Arms Trade Military Keynesianism F-35 Lightning II Fighter: 325 billion (Lockheed Martin Corporation) Gerald Ford-Class Supercarrier: 120 billion (Northrop Grumman Corporation) Future Combat System: 340 billion (Boeing and SAIC) Littoral Combat Ship: 38 billion(Austal USA and Lockheed Martin) U.S. Military Bases Asia Pacific Western Europe Middle East Africa South America Focus on the Pacific "Comparative Advantage" of War IX. Privatization of Democracy Rule by the Rich Doing the Numbers What Is a Billion Dollars? The "Problem" of Surplus CapitalInvestments in Government Politicians for Sale Koch Brothers: Role Models for Neofeudal Expression Democracy? X. Privatization of Consciousness Who Needs Advertising? Living Inside Media Advertising to Children Global Reach The Powers of Received Images Are You Immune? Is Television Real? "Truth" in Advertising Virtual Reality Global Control AOL-Time Warner Disney The News Corporation Crisis Point XI. Capitalism or Happiness Laissez-Faire Doing the Numbers Consequences of Inequity Economics of Happiness Sufficiency. Table of Contents; PART ONE: Introduction; I. Economic Succession; The Missing Link; The "C"-Word; This Book; Disclaimer; Structural Arguments; II. Growing Up Global; A New World Order; From Yonkers to Wharton; New Dawn for Business; Robert McNamara, Enforcer; Forty Years Later; III. The Copenhagen Conundrum; Carbon Debt; Cochabamba, Bolivia; The Cancún Conundrum; The Morales Conundrum; PART TWO: The Fatal Flaws of Capitalism; IV. Intrinsic Amorality & Corporate Schizophrenia; Is Greed Good?; Everyday Life in Advertising; Are Corporations People?; Corporations Are Machines.;In the vein of his bestseller, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television, nationally recognized social critic Jerry Mander researches, discusses, and exposes the momentous and unsolvable environmental and social problems of capitalism. Mander argues that capitalism is no longer a viable system:?What may have worked in 1900 is calamitous in 2010." Capitalism, utterly dependent on never-ending economic growth, is an impossible absurdity on a finite planet with limited resources. Climate change, together with global food, water, and resource shortages, is only the s. In the vein of his bestseller, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television , nationally recognized social critic Jerry Mander researches, discusses, and exposes the momentous and unsolvable environmental and social problem of capitalism. Mander argues that capitalism is no longer a viable system: "What may have worked in 1900 is calamitous in 2010." Capitalism, utterly dependent on never–ending economic growth, is an impossible absurdity on a finite planet with limited resources. Climate change, together with global food, water, and resource shortages, are only the start. Mander draws attention to capitalism's obsessive need to dominate and undermine democracy, as well as to diminish social and economic equity. Designed to operate free of "morality," the system promotes "permanent war" as a key economic strategy. Worst of all, the problems of capitalism are intrinsic to the form. Many organizations are already anticipating the breakdown of the system and are working to define new hierarchies of democratic values that respect the carrying capacities of the planet. In the vein of his bestseller, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television , nationally recognized social critic Jerry Mander researches, discusses, and exposes the momentous and unsolvable environmental and social problems of capitalism. Mander argues that capitalism is no longer a viable system: “What may have worked in 1900 is calamitous in 2010.” Capitalism, utterly dependent on never-ending economic growth, is an impossible absurdity on a finite planet with limited resources. Climate change, together with global food, water, and resource shortages, is only the start. Mander draws attention to capitalism’s obsessive need to dominate and undermine democracy, as well as to diminish social and economic equity. Designed to operate free of morality, the system promotes permanent war as a key economic strategy. Worst of all, the problems of capitalism are intrinsic to the form. Many organizations are already anticipating the breakdown of...