Zero Sum Political Economy
History from Antiquity to the Present
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Beschreibung
This book offers an alternative narrative of the global history of political economy. From ancient civilizations to modern times, zero-sum logic has been a fundamental, yet often ignored, driving force behind political and economic systems worldwide. The authors reveal the contradictions within various ideologies –particularly liberalism and neoliberalism– that claim win-win scenarios while in fact relying on zero-sum principles.
By examining systems from mercantilism to digital economies, the book shows how zero-sum logic underpins diverse economic and political doctrines, including authoritarianism, democracy, and policies like austerity. It combines economic history, political philosophy, historical sociology, and geopolitics in an interdisciplinary approach and comprehensive analysis. The book uncovers how zero-sum logic has historically informed both ideology and practice, challenging prevailing narratives and highlighting the paradoxes within our global economic system.
The book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers from these disciplines, interested in a better understanding of the economic dynamics that shape our world, and the need for a new, cooperative approach to global political economy.
This book offers an alternative narrative of the global history of political economy. From ancient civilizations to modern times, zero-sum logic has been a fundamental, yet often ignored, driving force behind political and economic systems worldwide. The authors reveal the contradictions within various ideologies –particularly liberalism and neoliberalism– that claim win-win scenarios while in fact relying on zero-sum principles.
By examining systems from mercantilism to digital economies, the book shows how zero-sum logic underpins diverse economic and political doctrines, including authoritarianism, democracy, and policies like austerity. It combines economic history, political philosophy, historical sociology, and geopolitics in an interdisciplinary approach and comprehensive analysis. The book uncovers how zero-sum logic has historically informed both ideology and practice, challenging prevailing narratives and highlighting the paradoxes within our global economic system.
The book will appeal to students, scholars, and researchers from these disciplines, interested in a better understanding of the economic dynamics that shape our world, and the need for a new, cooperative approach to global political economy.
Explains how zero-sum thinking shapes global political and economic systems across history and cultures Presents the contradictions in liberal and neoliberal ideologies that claim win-win outcomes Provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary analysis of political economy from ancient civilizations to today
Autor*in
Alex M. Feldman
Themen in »Zero Sum Political Economy«
Zero-sum thinking Neoliberalism Geopolitics Economic ideologies Political philosophy Global economics Socioeconomic narratives Economic systems Ancien Regime Feudalism Mercantilism Liberalism Multipolarity Neofeudalism Malthusian challenge