The Politics of Ecosocialism Transforming welfare [Paperback]

As the global economy seeks to recover from the financial crisis and warnings about the consequences of climate change abound, it is clear that we need a fundamentally new approach to tackle these issues. This innovative book offers a unique perspective, stressing the necessity of both ecological and social change as it discusses how to create a red-green or eco-socialist society.

Examining the current crises of welfare capitalism as well as the challenges and conflicts of an eco-socialist society, the book proposes a new social order that would combine the ideals of egalitarianism andof environmental sustainability. It analyses the key social and ecological issues related to the welfare state, including green Keynesianism, ecological Marxism, the limits of growth and no-growth, capitalist barriers to a renewable energy transition, proposals for a universal basic income and the role of technology. Finally, the book outlines possible paths of transformation towards creating an eco-socialist society, drawing out lessons that can be applied internationally.

This book will be of great interest to students and researchers in economics, environmental studies and political science.

Introduction Kajsa Borgn?s, Teppo Eskelinen, Johanna Perki? and Rikard Warlenius  Part 1: Yhe Scene1. Marxist Crisis Theory and the Global Environmental Challenge Kajsa Borgn?s  2. The Sustainability of Welfare Capitalism: Redefining institutions and agency David Eklind Kloo  3. Politics in a World of Scarcity Ville L?hde  Part 2: The Challenge  4. Technology and Sustainability in the Light of Questions of Determinism Fredrik Sj?gren  5. A Renewable Energy Transition: Capitalist barriers, socialist enticements  Rikard Warlenius  6. Possibl£¡