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- | **Michael Löwy, //Ecosocialism//** | + | **Michael Löwy, //Ecosocialism: A Radical Alternative to Capitalist Catastrophe//** |
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+ | Paperback, 144 pages\\ | ||
+ | [[https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/696-ecosocialism|Haymarket Books]], 2015\\ | ||
+ | ISBN: 1608464717 | ||
+ | Löwy lays out the ecosocialist alternative to capitalism. Ecosocialism asserts that “only a collective and democratic reorganization of the productive system could . . . satisfy real social needs, reduce labor time, suppress useless and/or dangerous production, and replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources.” All of society’s productive forces must be subject to “a democratic, ecosocialist plan.” | ||
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+ | Löwy traces the development of ecosocialist ideas, particularly since the 1970s. This overview provides a useful introduction to the development of Marxist thinking on the environment, especially for those new to the subject. Löwy stresses that while reforms are necessary, they are not a solution to capitalism’s ecological crisis. Ecosocialists must convince their fellow activists to connect the struggle for immediate change to a more substantive socio-ecological transformation. | ||
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+ | See full review by Hannah Holleman at [[http://climateandcapitalism.com/2016/07/15/a-radical-alternative-to-capitalist-catastrophe/|Climate & Capitalism]]. | ||
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+ | Löwy, "Ecosocialism: Putting on the Brakes Before Going Over the Cliff," [[http://newpol.org/content/ecosocialism-putting-brakes-going-over-cliff|New Politics]], Winter 2014 |