Capitalism's Crises ─ Class Struggles in South Africa and the World

The global economic crisis is far from over and has been considered the worst in the history of modern capitalism. This second volume in the Democratic Marxism series breaks new ground in our understanding of the complexity and depth of the world-wide economic crisis. The contributors, from across the global North and South, employ political, economic and ecological prisms to reflect the wide-range of left responses ? from the Occupy Wall Street movement, such as the People’s Budget Initiative in India and left think-tanks, to labour unions and left parties such as Syriza and Podemos in Europe. Their compelling analyses showcase the global impact of capitalism’s failure in the twenty-first century. This is the second volume in the Democratic Marxism series. It elaborates on crucial themes introduced in the first volume, Marxisms in the 21st Century: Crisis, Critique and Struggle (edited by Michelle Williams and Vishwas Satgar).

Vishwas Satgar is a senior lecturer in International Relations at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is the recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award from the World Association of Political Economy for initiating and editing this series.