The Lugano Report On Preserving Capitalism in the 21st Century
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Pluto Press, London, November 2003 (New Edition) This is a new edition of Susan George's acclaimed satire on capitalism. Fictional experts recruited by world leaders to discuss the future of global capitalism provide their assessment of the dire state of the current economy and put forward new ideas for ensuring the survival of the system. But at what cost? Susan George provides a brilliant and chilling vision of the way the winners in the globalisation game profit from poverty and reveals, with relentless logic, the dark future that lies ahead under capitalism. An extraordinary, original book of exquisite irony, a kind of "Catch-22" of capitalism John Pilger In this satire, a summit on preserving the capitalist order comes to some disturbing conclusions as it follows the logic of capitalism and ad infinitum Washington Post With acid wit and sombre truths, "The Lugano Report" brilliantly portrays, through the eyes of its imagined but all too realistic planners, a world that may be heading for deep trouble Noam Chomsky A brilliant, terrifying book which should be on the bedside table of every policy-maker in the West Victoria Brittain In this book, at once funny and tragic, Susan George reveals the power of neo-liberal prophecy and the absurdity of the economic system it has in store for us Pierre Bourideu "The Lugano Report" is a brilliant and innovative means of exposing a world order that serves only the strongest. A compelling satire, packed with information, this is the work of an author in complete control of her subject George Monbiot Rigorous and innovative - Guaranteed to enthral the reader and galvanise us to challenge the received wisdom surrounding the globalised economic system Glennys Kinnock, MEP Susan George has crept into the mindset of global corporations and crept out with their script for a 21st century fit for corporate exploitation Alan Simpson, MP Susan George's intimate kmowledge of the bureaucratic mindset means that the book works superbly as a satire - following the example of Swift's "Modest Proposal" - but her greater aim is to show that there are viable alternatives to this nightmare New Internationalist The Lugano Report
What would you recommend if you wanted to preserve capitalism in the 21st century? A multidisciplinary Working Party convened by world leaders to consider the future of the world economy concludes that it is grossly undermanaged, gravely threatened by its own excesses, prone to ecological collapse and an unlikely candidate for long-term survival. How, then, can the winners in the globalisation game guarantee their own comfortable future? There is a way, but one which may be too awful to contemplate. The Lugano Report stakes out new territory and proceeds with relentless logic from uncompromising diagnosis to chilling cure. French edition: Le Rapport Lugano
Spanish edition: Informe Lugano Dutch edition: Het Lugano Rapport
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