TY - BOOK ID - 26147593 TI - The decline of capitalism: can a self-regulated profits system survive? PY - 2005 SN - 184277400X 1842774018 1848134169 1848134177 1848138288 9786612543425 1848134185 1282543423 1350218634 PB - Kuala Lumpur SIRD DB - UniCat KW - Economic order KW - Profit KW - Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009. KW - Capitalism KW - Economic development KW - Organizational change. KW - Democracy KW - Social aspects. KW - History KW - Economic aspects. KW - economische geschiedenis KW - Economic policy. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:26147593 AB - This book makes clear why the desperate resort of Western governments to 'extraordinary measures' to try and avert economic collapse is bound to fail. It also forcefully demonstrates why our only hope of reversing the tide is to abandon the traditional economic logic of endlessly expanding production in favour of responding to the aspirations of ordinary people. Such a transformation, argues Shutt, would make possible the allocation of resources to more socially desirable ends, including the assurance of basic economic security for all as a right of citizenship. ER -