The Future of Capitalism: Cessionalism

Hardcover, xii+154 pages, NOT ex-library. Minor handling wear. Book is clean, bright, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Contents: Introduction; Part 1 Anti-Statism of Capitalism and Its Theoretical Systemic Principles 1. Long Term Trends of Systemic Changes of Contemporary Capitalism [Implementation of Neo-Liberalism in The 'Under The Screen' Version; A Form of Neo-Liberal Policy in Practice; A Capitalist State with the Tripartite Separation of Central Power; Weakening Social Democracy; European Union: The Coupling of Anti-Statism with the Principle of Subsidiarity in the Transnational Organisation] 2. Philosophic-Economic Foundations of Capitalism [Genetic and Existential Rationalism and the Human Workforce; Functions of Holding Capital; Category of Economic Value] 3. Libertarian Philosophy & Its Impact on the Structure of Capitalism [From the Tenets of Biblical Thought to the Principle of the Sovereignty of the Individual; Anti-State Principle as an Independent Canon; Power of Big Business; Separatism & Total Privatisation; Problem of the Division of Nations into Libertarian Societies; Game of Gold; Total Privatisation & Problem of Open Borders] 4. Impact of the Libertarian Doctrine on Eastern Europe & the EU [An Unexpected Situation: Form of the Links between the Libertarian Ideology with the Political Systems and Policies of Ukraine & Russia; Accelerated Ukrainian Anarcho-Capitalism; Why is Putin Afraid of the United States?; Why does Russia Want a New Cold War?; Elements of Libertarianism in the Policies of States & Organisations within the EU; Future of Europe & Conflicts Raised by Immigration] 5. Social Forces and Policy and Sources of Economic Crisis [Development of Society & Systemic Changes; Disfunction of the State in a Capitalist Economy; Distortion of the Development Mechanisms in the Economy; Relations between Capital & Labour; Why the Global Economic Crisis Persists] 6. Grey World Economy in the Libertarian Version [Global Market in Derivatives & its Effect on the World Economy; Outflow of Capital from the Real Economy & State Debt; Tax Free Grey Economy; Application of the Neo-Liberal Anti-Crisis Therapy]; Part 2 Reconstruction of Capitalism in the Cessionist Way 7. Cessional System and a New Scheme for Pensions [Philosophical Foundations of Cessionalism; Synergistic Liberalism in the Spirit of Lord Acton; Rights of the Individual and Social Justice; Main Elements of the Cessionalism Model (General Principles; Personal Investment Account and Pension under the Cessional Scheme; Perpetual Capital Base; Labour Market & a Shorter Working Day)] 8. Cessional Set of Production Factors in the Economic System [Traditional Approach; State Services as a Production Factor; Share of Production Factors in Value; Question of Exploitation of the Workforce] 9. Expansionary Fund & Principles of Cessionalism [Different Levels of the Expansionary Fund; Expansionary Fund & Political System & Allocation of Resources] 10. Evolution of the Third Way [Nature of the First Way; Beginnings of the Second Way; Introducing Capitalism to the Third Way (Cooperative Movement; Fabian Society; Co-Existence of Social Democracy & Conservatism under the Third Way); Is Marxist Socialism Likely to Provide a Viable Alternative Political System?] 11. Present Day Displacement of Capitalism from the Third Way [Disappearance of the Middle Class; Deregulation of the Banking System; Income Inequality, Management, and the Labour Market; Addressing World Poverty (Guaranteed Basic Income; Citizen Pension; Piketty's Wealth Tax Proposal)] 12. Possible Changes to Neo-Liberal Policy in the EU & the US [Possible Ending of Neo-Liberal Policies in the EU; Keynesian Comeback in the US & EU?; Continuing the Process of Employee Participation; Can Monetary Systems be Repaired?]; Conclusion; Annex [1. Libertarian changes in the desired politico-economic system; 2. Statistical tables]; Bibliography; Glossary.…