The Spiral of Capitalism and Socialism: Toward Global Democracy

Argues that, although the word "socialism" is widely held in disdain in current discourse about the world's past and its future, the idea of socialism as collective rationality and popular democracy is far from dead. Describes a spiral of capitalism and socialism, of economic expansion and social progress, that creates opportunities for positive transformation at the global level. Boswell is professor and chair of sociology at Emory University. Chase-Dunn is professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)