Socialist Optimism: An Alternative Political Economy for the Twenty-First Century: 2016

Paul AuerbachÆs Socialist Optimism offers an alternative political economy for the twenty-first century. Present-day capitalism has generated growing inequality of income and wealth, persistent high levels of unemployment and ever-diminishing prospects for young people. But in the absence of a positive vision of how society and the economy might develop in the future, the present trajectory of capitalism will never be derailed, no matter how acute the critique of present-day developments. The detailed blueprint presented here focuses upon the education and upbringing of children in the context of social equality and household security. It yields a well-defined path to human development and liberation, as well as democratic control of working life and public affairs. Socialism as human development gives a unity and direction to progressive policies that are otherwise seen to be a form of pragmatic tinkering in the context of a pervasive capitalist reality.

• | Author: Paul Auerbach
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Mar 08, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 532 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Business & Economics
• | ISBN-10: 1137563958
• | ISBN-13: 9781137563958