{"product_id":"alternatives-to-capitalism-proposals-for-a-democratic-economy-9781784785048","title":"Alternatives to Capitalism: Proposals for a Democratic Economy","description":"What would a viable free and democratic society look like? Poverty, exploitation, instability, hierarchy, subordination, environmental exhaustion, radical inequalities of wealth and power--it is not difficult to list capitalism's myriad injustices. But is there a preferable and workable alternative? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlternatives to Capitalism: Proposals for a Democratic Economy\u003c\/i\u003e presents a debate between two such possibilities: Robin Hahnel's \"participatory economics\" and Erik Olin Wright's \"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Hahnel\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at American University in Washington DC, Research Affiliate at Portland State University, Visiting Professor at Lewis and Clark College, and Co-Director of Economics for Equity and the Environment. He is also the author of, amongst other books, \u003ci\u003eOf the People, By the People: The Case for a Participatory Economy\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe ABCs of Political Economy \u003c\/i\u003e(2014). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Erik Olin Wright\u003c\/b\u003e was Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eClasses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInterrogating Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClass Counts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDeepening Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e (with Archon Fung), \u003ci\u003eEnvisioning Real Utopias\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) and \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Class\u003c\/i\u003e (2015).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911367495954,"sku":"9781784785048","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af76f61c-07af-4c6b-851b-f9ebc105053f.jpg?v=1738737897","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/alternatives-to-capitalism-proposals-for-a-democratic-economy-9781784785048","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}