Monthly Archives: May 2011

Socialism and the ‘Social Economy’

Aram Eisenschitz and Jamie Gough Many socialists support initiatives to develop the social economy. Yet the social economy is deeply ambiguous in its politics: it promises radical economic democracy, yet it is often sponsored by the Right and Centre as
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  • Volume 4, Number 2 (2011)

The Limits of Localist Reforms

Greg Sharzer Localism is an ideology suggesting that small changes in economic organisation can foster widespread social change. However, it lacks an understanding of how capital centralization sets limits on the viability of decentralized production, local technologies and ethical small
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  • Volume 4, Number 2 (2011)

Agents of Change and Obstruction: Municipal Councilors and Urban D/development in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Tara van Dijk Municipal Councilors are important agents of change and obstruction in processes of urban D/development. This is presented by first discussing both the capitalist creative destruction side and targeted social program side of development in Urban India before
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  • Volume 4, Number 2 (2011)
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