Parecon: Life After Capitalism

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Paperback
2004
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'What do you want?' is a constant query put to economic and globalization activists decrying current poverty, alienation and degradation. In this highly praised new work, destined to attract worldwide attention and support, Michael Albert provides an answer: Participatory Economics, 'Parecon' for short, a new economy, an alternative to capitalism, built on familiar values including solidarity, equity, diversity and people democratically controlling their own lives, but utilizing original institutions fully described and defended in the book.

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'What do you want?' is a constant query put to economic and globalization activists decrying current poverty, alienation and degradation. In this highly praised new work, destined to attract worldwide attention and support, Michael Albert provides an answer: Participatory Economics, 'Parecon' for short, a new economy, an alternative to capitalism, built on familiar values including solidarity, equity, diversity and people democratically controlling their own lives, but utilizing original institutions fully described and defended in the book.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 17 May 2004
ISBN 10: 184467505X
ISBN 13: 9781844675050

Media Reviews

Michael Albert is an important thinker who takes us beyond radical denunciations and pretentious analysis to a thoughtful, profound meditation on what a good society can be like.... -- Howard Zin. A program of radical reconstruction, presenting a vision that draws from a rich tradition of thought and practice of the libertarian left and popular movements, but adding novel critical analysis and specific ideas and modes of implementation. It merits close attention, debate, and action. -- Noam Chomsky ... this participatory vision is what Albert successfully provides for activists and academics alike, with the hope that is it will be used to inspire social projects aimed at defeating inequality and leading to people democratically managing their own lives. -- Rob Maguire, ZNet Albert is ideally suited to synthesizing all the strands running through the anti-capitalist movement. -- The Ecologist Parecon is a brave argument for ... a much needed...more equitable, democratic, participatory...alternative economic vision. -- Arundhati Roy He is advocating a top to bottom economic revolution. -- Library Journal Parecon is a pragmatic and visionary programme that would certainly boost human freedom; we ought at least to try it out. -- Red Pepper Capitalism not working for you? Michael Albert may be tilting at windmills, but readers are flocking to his book on a system to spread the wealth and work. -- Los Angeles Times an important contribution to the imaginative tools for everyone who wants to dismantle capitalism. -- International Socialism A historically informed and logical economic blueprint with the practicality of a hand-tool, and a vision guided by the desire to find nobility in work. -- Kirkus Review

Author Bio

Michael Albert helped found and establish South End Press and Z Magazine, among other institutions. A long-time activist, he now maintains Z's internationally acclaimed web site Znet (www.zmag.org). He has written numerous books and countless articles dealing with, among other topics, economics, vision, social change, strategy, globalization, and war and peace among other topics.