Scoundrels and Shirkers: Capitalism and Poverty in Britain

Author:   Jim Silver
Publisher:   Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
ISBN:  

9781773635996


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   11 August 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Scoundrels and Shirkers examines the deep relationship between capitalism and poverty in England since the 12th century. It exposes the dynamics of capitalism, from its origins in the long transition from feudalism to its current crisis under neoliberal capitalism, in producing poverty. The book, unique in the historical breadth of its focus, shows conclusively that poverty is an inevitable consequence of capitalism. In the search for profits and control of society's economic surplus, capitalism expands, adapts and innovates, producing not only commodities and wealth but also, and necessarily, poverty. With the partial but important exception of the 1945–51 period, and to a lesser extent the time between 1906 and 1914, there has never been a serious attempt to solve poverty. Efforts have always been to manage and control the poor to prevent them from starving or rebelling; to punish and blame them for being poor; and to force them into poverty-level jobs. Any real solution would require the logic of capitalism to be deeply disrupted. While possible in theory, such a change will require massive social movements.

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Author:   Jim Silver
Publisher:   Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Imprint:   Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 1.50cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 2.30cm
Weight:   0.425kg
ISBN:  

9781773635996


ISBN 10:   1773635999
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   11 August 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Jim Silver is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Winnipeg who has written extensively on poverty and related issues, including public housing and low-income rental housing, community development and education, adult education, and Indigenous street gangs. He is a founding member of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba and played a key role in the establishment of Merchants Corner, a University of Winnipeg off-campus site in Winnipeg's low-income and racialized North End.

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