Hyper-Capitalism: The Modern Economy, its Values, and How to Change Them

Hyper-Capitalism: The Modern Economy, its Values, and How to Change ThemCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781925713336 Format: Trade paperback (UK) Year: 2018 Publisher: Scribe Publications Pages: 240 Description: An acerbic graphic takedown of capitalism In Hyper Capitalism, cartoonist Larry Gonick and psychologist Tim Kasser offer a vivid and an accessible new way to understand how global, privatising, market worshipping hyper capitalism is threatening human well being, social justice, and the planet. Drawing from

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781925713336
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2018
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Pages: 240


Description:
An acerbic graphic takedown of capitalism

In Hyper-Capitalism, cartoonist Larry Gonick and psychologist Tim Kasser offer a vivid and an accessible new way to understand how global, privatising, market-worshipping hyper-capitalism is threatening human well-being, social justice, and the planet.

Drawing from contemporary research, they describe and illustrate concepts (such as corporate power, free trade, privatisation, and deregulation) that are critical for understanding the world we live in, and movements (such as voluntary simplicity, sharing, alternatives to GDP, and protests) that have developed in response to the system.

Gonick and Kasser's pointed and profound cartoon narratives provide a deep exploration of the global economy and the movements seeking to change it, all rendered in clear, graphic - and sometimes hilarious - terms. In the process, they point the way to a healthier future for all of us.