No Alternative? — Capitalist Realism: Is There

The book remains a significant influence in political theory, and its analysis of the 2008 financial crisis is often cited as proof of capitalism's ability to absorb and survive even catastrophic failures. Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative - Mark Fisher

Fisher identifies several areas where the "realism" of capitalism creates profound societal and psychological crises: Capitalist Realism: Is There no Alternative?

: Despite promises of efficiency, neoliberalism has led to an explosion of bureaucracy, such as "mission statements" and constant self-auditing, which Fisher links to the concept of "reflexive impotence"—the feeling that even if things are bad, nothing can be done to change them. The book remains a significant influence in political

: The ideology of free-market neoliberalism is treated as a "given" rather than a political construction. Capitalist Realism: Is There no Alternative?