Challenging conventional narratives, the author argues that the Eurozone and global economic crises are symptoms of a deeper malaise rooted in historical events dating back to the Great Crash of 1929. He introduces the concept of a "Global Minotaur," representing an unsustainable and imbalanced economic system. Varoufakis emphasizes the need to restore rationality to the current irrational economic order, offering insights into the socio-economic events and hidden histories that have shaped contemporary challenges.
Yanis Varoufakis argumentiert in seinem neuen Buch, dass der Kapitalismus durch den Technofeudalismus ersetzt wurde. Er beschreibt, wie die Geldpolitik nach der Finanzkrise 2008 und die Privatisierung des Internets durch große Tech-Unternehmen zu einem neuen, ausbeuterischen System geführt haben. Varoufakis erklärt diesen Wandel anhand von Geschichten aus der Mythologie und Popkultur.
No one noticed when capitalism died. Perhaps we were too distracted by the implosion of global finance, or the rise of populism, or the demise of the planet - or all of those cute cats on Instagram. But gradually, quietly, a yet more exploitative new system has taken hold- techno-feudalism. Written in the form of a letter to his late father, who first taught him about the power of new technologies to shape human history, Yanis Varoufakis explains how Big Tech has effected an invisible but fundamental transformation in all our lives. Drawing on stories from Greek Myth and pop culture, from Mad Men to Karl Marx, he explains how the key ingredients of capitalism - profit and markets - have both been replaced. And he exposes the hidden connection between your personal data and the transformative power of 'cloud capital' which means that without our realising it, we are all working every day for the tech giants, for free.
Ist ein liberaler Sozialismus machbar? Gibt es Wohlstand und Wachstum ohne den Ruin der Erde? Sind wir in der Lage, eine gute Gesellschaft trotz unserer Fehler zu schaffen? Stellen Sie sich vor, es ist 2025. Als Folge der Finanzkrise von 2008 ist eine globale politische Bewegung entstanden, durch die die Gesellschaft, wie wir sie kennen, verändert wurde: Geld, Land, digitale Netzwerke und Politik sind wahrhaft und von Grund auf demokratisiert worden. In einem originellen Gedankenexperiment bietet der weltbekannte Ökonom Yanis Varoufakis Einblicke in diese alternative Realität. Durch die Augen von drei Protagonisten – einer libertären Ex-Bankerin, einer marxistischen Feministin und einem technisch hochbegabten Eigenbrötler – sehen wir die Genese einer Welt ohne kommerzielle Banken oder Börsen, in der die Unternehmen denen gehören, die dort arbeiten, in der es ein garantiertes Grundeinkommen gibt, globales Ungleichgewicht und Klimaveränderung sich gegenseitig ausgleichen und Wohnen ein Grundrecht ist. Radikal in Form und Vision verbindet Ein Anderes Jetzt platonischen Dialog mit Fiktion und zeigt, dass es eine Alternative zum Kapitalismus geben könnte. Die Frage ist: Wie weit würden wir gehen, um das zu erreichen?
"'We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many and prepare the ground for reversing the absurdities of capitalism.' - Yanis Varoufakis. 'Capitalism over the past twenty-five years has been an incredible moral good.' - David Brooks. The Munk debate on capitalism: There is a growing belief that the capitalist system no longer works. Inequality is rampant. The environment is being destroyed for profits. In some western nations, life expectancy is even falling. Political power is wielded by wealthy elites and big business, not the people. But for proponents of capitalism, it is the engine of progress, not just making all of us materially better off, but helping to address everything from women's rights to political freedoms. We seem to stand at a crossroads: do we need to fix the system as a matter of urgency, or would it be better to hold our nerve?'"-- Provided by publisher
What would a fair and equal society look like? The world-renowned economist and bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis presents his radical and subversive answer. Imagine it is now 2025 and that years earlier, in the wake of the world financial crisis of 2008, a new post-Capitalist society had been born. In this ingenious book, Yanis Varoufakis draws on the greatest thinkers in European culture from Plato to Marx, as well as the great thought-experiments of science fiction, to offer us a dramatic and tantalising glimpse of a brave new world where the principles of democracy, equality and justice are truly embedded in our economy. Through the eyes of three characters - a liberal economist, a radical feminist and a left-wing technologist - we come to see what would be needed to forge such a world but also at what cost. This transformative vision forces each of us to confront the profound questions and trade-offs that underpin all societies- how do we balance freedom with fairness? How do we unleash the best that humanity has to offer without opening the door to the worst? Another Now offers answers to some of the most pressing questions of today. It also challenges us to consider how far we are willing to go in pursuit of our ideals.
'Why is there so much inequality?' Xenia asks her father, the world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis. Drawing on memories of her childhood and a variety of well-known tales - from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix - Varoufakis explains everything you need to know in order to understand why economics is the most important drama of our times. In answering his daughter's deceptively simple questions, Varoufakis disentangles our troubling world with remarkable clarity, while inspiring us to make it a better one.
Stručná historie kapitalismu.
Co se stane, když se profesor ekonomie, který je zároveň radikálním levicovým politikem, rozhodne své dospívající dceři vysvětlit, jak funguje ekonomika a svět kolem nás?
Nečekejte žádné „ismy“, matematické vzorce ani šermování autoritami. Bude to nevšední čtení: setkáte se například s australskými domorodci, s reky Homérových eposů, Faustem a Mefistofelem, s Frankensteinem a Mary Shelleyovou, šamany afrického kmene Azandů, obyvateli německého tábora pro válečné zajatce a s hrdiny filmů Matrix a Blade Runner.
A jen tak mimochodem se dozvíte, jak fungují peníze a zisk, jaký je mechanismus dluhu, odkud se bere nerovnost a chudoba, proč vznikají ekonomické krize – a ještě mnoho dalšího. Odborná erudice a celkový přehled se u Janise Varufakise pojí se svižným perem a jasnými názory – pro někoho provokativními, pro jiné inspirujícími. Jedno je ale jisté: tuto knihu přečtete jedním dechem!
Pro české vydání napsal autor speciální předmluvu.
In this letter to his teenage daughter, one of the world's most famous economists uses vivid stories to explain what economics is and why it is so dangerous. What is money and why does debt exist? Where do wealth and inequality come from? How come economics has the power to shape and destroy our lives? Economics is not a technical science, it is an epic drama: a battleground of ideas, a war between the powerful for our allegiance. In this universally accessible book, Yanis Varoufakis describes how this drama first emerged and has since come to dominate the fate of human societies worldwide. In answering all of the big questions about money and debt, power and inequality, he shows how economics has sought to solve the problems of our world but ended up being a major cause of many of them. Drawing on history and literature, science fiction and personal memories, this intimate and inspiring book shines a light for readers of all ages on some of the most bewildering questions and important challenges that humanity faces.
Varoufakis has written one of the greatest political memoirs of all time [and]
one of the most accurate and detailed descriptions of modern power ever
written Guardian
