false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181068553m/1108440.jpg 1108440 5 This book is a completely rewritten version of the author's earlier Capitalism or Worker Control? (first published in 1980). Its central thesis is that, despite the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the break-up of the Soviet Union, capitalism cannot be justified on either economic or ethical grounds. There is in fact an alternative to capitalism that promises greater efficiency, and equality, and more rational growth, democracy and meaningful work. This alternative, Economic Democracy, is market socialism with decentralised investment planning and workplace democracy. Professor Schweickart compares this model with other models – laissez-faire conservatism, the Keynesian welfare state, and ‘neo-liberalism’ – and argues that it is really superior on every count. He also sketches out a possible transition from advanced capitalism, from what is left of the centrally planned economies, and from Third World underdevelopment, to Economic Democracy. The author concludes with some reflections on Marx's communism, as historical materialism, and on the future of Marxism. 3249823 book 1993 Against Capitalism total:6|5:3|4:3| 6 27 11 1 4 0 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1993 Mon Mar 10 00:52:27 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 01:15:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 21:34:29 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 21:34:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 19:32:09 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 19:32:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 25 18:26:28 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 18:26:28 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 25 18:18:48 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 18:18:48 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 04 23:59:10 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 00:02:32 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Mar 05 09:53:44 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 09:53:53 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Jan 24 17:52:44 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 17:52:44 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 07 09:47:30 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 09:47:30 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 18:20:16 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 01 18:20:30 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Tue Sep 11 15:35:39 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 15:35:39 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1108440