Post Capitalism Origins and Post Capitalist Ideas

Research Essay:

(dont do a hobbes, locke, rousseau individual paragraphs if doing q2 and rather have paragraphs like: social contract, justification of existence of the state, implications for indivudal freedoms and responsibilities)

Look at Question List and Choose Question:

• Define Terms

• Look at relevant case studies, compare and contrast, limitations and strengths,

• Go explicit and specific, dont be general and simple

Post Capitalism:

“Models or ideas of economic systems that could potentially succeed or evolve from the existing capitalist system.'“

→ Usually involves a number of policy involvement that can be considered radical or deviating from the norm / status quo of capitalism

Factors that drive post-capitalism:

→ Technological Change

→ Environemntal Degradation

→ Economic Inequality

→ Crisis of Capitalism

Brainstorm: What is one problem with our current economic system you think needs to change?

NOT MY IDEAS

→ Growth / Profit mindset

→ Distribution of Wealth / Prevalence of inequality

→ Automation Imperative

What is one change youd make to the way our economic system works?

NOT MY IDEAS

→ Get rid of billionaires

→ Abolish private ownership

Participatory Economics. Economic Democracy. Cooperative Economics.

Workers in some-way self manage themselves - greater degree of worker participation in the means of production (democratised rather than concentrated in capital)

Degrowth:

• decelerating economic growth

• loss of wealth

• needs commitment from both sides of government, on long-term

• can cause high unemployment

UBI:

• surviving over living

MANIFESTO

→ Role of State in the Economy (State vs Private Ownership)

→ Inidvidual Liberties

→ Production and Negative Externalities

→ Rea