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Socialism for Today

Escaping the Cruelties of Capitalism
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Capitalism is failing us. Instead of bringing a decent life for the majority, it generates an outrageous gap between the rich and the rest, unaffordable housing, a profit-driven healthcare system, skyrocketing educational debt, racial and gender inequality, and the threat of climate disaster. Economist David Kotz... Read More
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Capitalism is failing us. Instead of bringing a decent life for the majority, it generates an outrageous gap between the rich and the rest, unaffordable housing, a profit-driven healthcare system, skyrocketing educational debt, racial and gender inequality, and the threat of climate disaster. Economist David Kotz argues that it’s time we built a new socialism for the unique challenges of the twenty-first century.

The problems of capitalism are too profound for reform, Kotz writes. Reform can help, but only temporarily, and not for all. Nor can we turn back to the socialist experiments of the twentieth century. But we can learn from those experiments, both their successes and failures, to build a democratic and participatory economic and political system. The result would be a sustainable future of economic justice, equality, material comfort, human development, and meaningful freedom.

The journey towards a new socialism may be difficult. But Kotz combines a clear and rigorous account of how socialism can be made to work with a realistic strategy for how to get there. Socialism for Today is the book we need to help us escape the cruelties of our capitalist present.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509561476

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 February 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 208

About the Author

David M. Kotz is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Senior Research Fellow at the Political Economy Research Institute.

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