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The Managerial Revolution: What Is Happening in the World

James Burnham

This 1941 argument tests three possible futures for capitalism and asks who actually controls production, using Russia, Germany, and the United States to examine a possible managerial order.

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17 parts, about 21 minutes to read.

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Author
James Burnham
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17 parts
Reading time
about 21 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. A social revolution, not merely a war1 min
  2. The capitalist world as a baseline2 min
  3. Why capitalism may not endure1 min
  4. The socialist alternative2 min
  5. What it means for a class to rule1 min
  6. The managerial hypothesis1 min
  7. Who the managers are1 min
  8. Two routes toward dominance1 min
  9. The economy of a managerial order2 min
  10. Where laws come from1 min
  11. Totalitarianism and Managerial Society2 min
  12. The World Policy of the Managers1 min
  13. The Managerial Ideologies1 min
  14. The Russian Way1 min
  15. The German Way1 min
  16. The Future of the United States1 min
  17. Objections1 min

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