What would a viable free and democratic society look like? Poverty, exploitation, instability, hierarchy, subordination, environmental exhaustion, radical inequalities of wealth and powerit is not difficult to list capitalisms myriad injustices. But is there a preferable and workable alternative? Alternatives to Capitalism: Proposals for a Democratic Economy presents a debate between two such possibilities: Robin Hahnels participatory economics and Erik Olin Wrights real utopian socialism. It is a detailed and rewarding discussion that illuminates a range of issues and dilemmas of crucial importance to any serious effort to build a better world.
- | Author: Robin Hahnel, Erik Olin Wright
- | Publisher: Verso
- | Publication Date: May 03, 2016
- | Number of Pages: 158 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1784785040
- | ISBN-13: 9781784785048
