The State of Capitalism: Economy, Society, and Hegemony

Costas Lapavitsas, Professor in Economics at SOAS, presents his new book The State of Capitalism: Economy, Society, and Hegemony with a conversation featuring leading academic and policy figures. 

Co-authored with the EReNSEP Writing Collective, the book is the work of a research collective comprising authors from several parts of the world. It analyses these vital issues from the perspective of Marxist political economy and puts forth alternative anticapitalist proposals.  

About the speakers

• Wolfgang Streeck (Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies; Professor of Sociology, University of Köln)
• Mary Robertson (Lecturer in Business Transitions and Sustainability, Queen Mary University of London; Head of Economic Policy for the Labour Party 2016-2020)
• Gawain Little (General Secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions)
• Costas Lapavitsas (Professor of Economics, SOAS, University of London)

About the book

The health emergency that broke out in 2020 is a landmark event in the development of capitalism, confirming the underlying change signalled by the Great Crisis of 2007-9. The Pandemic Crisis has catapulted the state to the centre of economic activity. However, a historic impasse is steadily becoming apparent at the core of the world economy.

This book is the work of a research collective comprising authors from several parts of the world. It analyses these vital issues from the perspective of Marxist political economy and puts forth alternative anticapitalist proposals.  

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