Utopian writing has created many depictions of imaginary societies. In these, more perfect principles are applied in order to arrive at an ideal state. The foregoing study contrasts the illustrations of economic systems in selected Utopian works including More's Utopia (1516), Bellamy's Looking Backwards (1888), Morris' News from Nowhere (1890), Huxley's Brave New World (1932) and Callenbach's Ecotopia (1975). Taking into account the historical and personal background of the writers, the roles, characteristics and feasibility of their Utopian economies are studied.
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Höhe: 21 cm
Breite: 14.8 cm
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978-3-631-49970-2 (9783631499702)
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The Author: Thorsten Bagschik holds degrees as Diplom-Kaufmann from the University of Paderborn, Germany, and as MBA from the University of Kansas, USA. He is currently a doctoral candidate at Freiberg Technical University of Mining and Technology, Freiberg, Germany.
Contents: Introduction - The Utopian Theme - Thomas Morus: Utopia - Economic Utopias of the Nineteenth Century - Technological Utopias of the Twentieth Century - Ecologically Oriented Utopias - Utopian Communities - Comparative and Synoptical Summary of Selected Economic Aspects.
