Socialist Optimism: An Alternative Political Economy for the Twenty-First Century (Repost)
Paul Auerbach, "Socialist Optimism: An Alternative Political Economy for the Twenty-First Century"
English | 2016 | pages: 530 | ISBN: 113756394X, 1137563958 | PDF | 3,2 mb
English | 2016 | pages: 530 | ISBN: 113756394X, 1137563958 | PDF | 3,2 mb
Paul Auerbach's 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.
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