Prophets of order : the rise of the new class, technocracy and socialism in America / by Donald Stabile.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : South End Press, 1984.Edition: First editionDescription: 295 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 089608230X
  • 0896082296 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.5/0973 19
LOC classification:
  • HN 90.S6 S73 1984
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Monopoly capitalism and the new class -- 2. Technical intelligentsia and the administration of monopoly capital -- 3. Socialist intellectuals and the administration of monopoly capital -- 4. War planning and the new-class coalition -- 5. The middle class influence on American socialism -- 6. American socialists and the new class -- 7. Thorstein Veblen: the uncommitted intellectual -- 8.The socialist economics of Thorstein Veblen -- 9. Conclusion -- Epilogue: the new class in the eighties -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: "Prophets of Order goes beyond rhetoric to discover what makes this new class tick. By exploring the visions of the early Taylorites, Thorstein Veblen and other spokespersons for technocracy, and by bringing this historical perspective to bear upon the ideas of their current spokesperson, John Kenneth Galbraith, the author determines how the new class ideology undermines participatory planning and democracy. In a final section the author surveys current proposals for restructuring the U.S. economy and uncovers the ongoing legacy of the partnership of progressives and technocrats." -- From the back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [258]-290) and index.

Introduction -- 1. Monopoly capitalism and the new class -- 2. Technical intelligentsia and the administration of monopoly capital -- 3. Socialist intellectuals and the administration of monopoly capital -- 4. War planning and the new-class coalition -- 5. The middle class influence on American socialism -- 6. American socialists and the new class -- 7. Thorstein Veblen: the uncommitted intellectual -- 8.The socialist economics of Thorstein Veblen -- 9. Conclusion -- Epilogue: the new class in the eighties -- Notes -- Index.

"Prophets of Order goes beyond rhetoric to discover what makes this new class tick. By exploring the visions of the early Taylorites, Thorstein Veblen and other spokespersons for technocracy, and by bringing this historical perspective to bear upon the ideas of their current spokesperson, John Kenneth Galbraith, the author determines how the new class ideology undermines participatory planning and democracy. In a final section the author surveys current proposals for restructuring the U.S. economy and uncovers the ongoing legacy of the partnership of progressives and technocrats." -- From the back cover.

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