Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
The Capital Order
- How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
The Capital Order
Buy Now for £16.00
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
Summary
For more than a century, governments facing financial crisis have resorted to the economic policies of austerity—cuts to wages, fiscal spending, and public benefits—as a path to solvency. Today, an important question remains: What if solvency was never the goal?
In The Capital Order, political economist Clara E. Mattei explores the intellectual origins of austerity to uncover its originating motives: the protection of capital—and indeed capitalism—in times of social upheaval from below.
Mattei traces modern austerity to its origins in interwar Britain and Italy, revealing how the threat of working-class power in the years after World War I animated a set of top-down economic policies. Where these policies "succeeded," relatively speaking, was in their enrichment of certain parties who accumulated power and capital at the expense of labor. Here, Mattei argues, is where the true value of austerity can be observed: its insulation of entrenched privilege and its elimination of all alternatives to capitalism.
Drawing on newly uncovered archival material, The Capital Order offers a damning account of the rise of austerity—and of modern economics—at the levers of contemporary political power.
More from the same
What listeners say about The Capital Order
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Mustafa
- 08-02-24
Insightful exploration of material economic reality
The book facilitates an in depth understanding of economic austerity and fascist political ideology. It is backs all of its arguments with data, showcasing upmost academic rigor. I can imagine reading this book would have helped to retain more of its content given its technical nature. Nevertheless the conclusions drawn are extremely valuable. The book is definitely worth a read/listen.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!