Socialist optimism
Subtitle: an alternative political economy for the twenty-first century
By: Paul Auerbach, Reader in Economics, Kingston University, UK
Publisher: Springer; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 522
ISBN-13: 9781137563941; 9781137563958
Subjects: Socialism; Political aspects; Economics
Description: 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.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-510) and index.