The Managerial Revolution

What is Happening in the World

James Burnham

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Lume Books
18 March 2021

Politics & government; Political structure & processes; Political control & freedoms; Political oppression & persecution; Economics & Business; Industrial relations & safety

"'Burnham has real intellectual courage, and writes about real issues.' - George Orwell

Burnham's claim was that capitalism was dead, but that it was being replaced not by socialism, but a new economic system he called ""managerialism""; rule by managers.

Written in 1941, this is the book that theorised how the world was moving into the hands of the 'managers'. Burnham explains how Capitalism had virtually lost its control, and would be displaced not by labour, nor by socialism, but by the rule of administartors in business and in government.

This revolution, he posited, is as broad as the world and as comprehensive as human society, asking ""Why is 'totalitarianism' not the issue?"" ""Can civilization be destroyed?"" And ""Why is the New Deal something bigger than Roosevelt can handle?""

In a volume extraordinary for its dispassionate handling of those and other fundamental questions, James Burnham explores fully the implications of the managerial revolution."

By: James Burnham
Imprint: Lume Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 299g
ISBN: 9781839013188
ISBN 10: 1839013184
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 18 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

James Burnham was an American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the philosophy department at New York University; His first book was An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis (1931). Burnham became a prominent Trotskyist activist in the 1930s. He rejected Marxism and became an even more influential theorist of the right as a leader of the American conservative movement. His book The Managerial Revolution, published in 1941, speculated on the future of capitalism.

Reviews for The Managerial Revolution: What is Happening in the World

'The immense significance of Burnham's approach is potential. We can ignore it only at the risk of being disarmed by the future course of events.' - Irving Kristol