Political Economy from belowical perspective

Communitarian anarchism is a generic form of socialism that denies the need for a state or any other authority over the individual from above and which requires absolute belief that the individual cannot exist outside of a community of others This book suggests that the communitarian anarchists of the nineteenth century developed and articulated a distinct tradition of economic thought The period of this study begins with the first major writing of the French communitarian anarchist Pierre Joseph Proudhon in 1840 and ends with the temporary burial of anarchist theorizing at the beginning of the First World War in 1914 However he tradition of communitarian anarchist economic thought did not end in 1914 The economic thought explored in this book provides a fresh perception of the fragmentation evident in many societies today especially where there is a substantial informal economy Political Economy from Below Economic Thought in Communitarian Anarchism 1840 1914I highly recommend this book since there is nothing like it at least in English Anarchism is an ideology that desires to revolutionize economic organization so it s hard to believe that the English literature on anarchism is most impoverished when it comes to that subject Yes in the last decade or two we ve made progress on the translation of primary sources dealing with the subject but syntheses analyses and overviews of the classical theorists are far behind So Knowles book fills an important gap and is essential for that reason. EPub Political Economy from below knee However the book doesn t go into as much detail as serious researchers would probably like I almost want to describe it as an introduction to classical social anarchism that emphasizes economic ideas That would be valuable but it does go beyond that There is a wealth of material I haven t come across elsewhere and Knowles does effectively combat many myths and slanders of anarchist economic thought Still we need in depth investigations Knowles book could stimulate them English