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The project of applying general systems theory to social sciences is crucial in today's crisis when social and ecological systems clash. This book concretely demonstrates the necessity of a Marxist approach to this challenge, notably in asserting agency (struggle) as against determinism. It similarly shows how Marxism can be reinvigorated from a systems perspective. Drawing on his experience in both international systems and low-input agriculture, Biel explores the interaction of social and physical systems, using the conceptual tools of thermodynamics and information. He reveals the early...

This study seeks to deepen our understanding of the way in which modern capitalism works. The author argues, in particular, that it has always rested on the unremunerated labour of women, the non-sustainable extraction of natural resources and the racist exploitation of the non-European periphery. He explains how it has integrated the South into a Western-dominated system of exploitation and prevented it from making the promised transition from marginality on the periphery to prosperity at the centre - and the racist implications of this. He explores two fundamental questions. Are there...

This major intellectual exploration seeks to deepen our understanding of the way modern capitalism works. The author argues, in particular, that capitalism has always rested in part on the unremunerated labor of women, the non-sustainable extraction of natural resources, and the racist exploitation of the non-European periphery. He explores two fundamental questions: are there really any indications that the global economy is slowly entering a long-term structural crisis? And would any significant disruption open up opportunities for new popular movements to fundamentally challenge it?

The project of applying general systems theory to social sciences is crucial in today's crisis when social and ecological systems clash. This book concretely demonstrates the necessity of a Marxist approach to this challenge, notably in asserting agency (struggle) as against determinism. It similarly shows how Marxism
can be reinvigorated from a systems perspective.
Drawing on his experience in both international systems and low-input agriculture, Biel explores the interaction of social and physical systems, using the conceptual tools of thermodynamics and information. He reveals the...