Realizing Hope : Life Beyond Capitalism

by Albert, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781842777213
• ISBN10: 1842777211
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-04
• Publisher: Zed Books

Summary

"What is the alternative to capitalist globalization?" is a question challenging activists around the world. Michael Albert has wrestled with this question for many years, and his answer has captured the imagination of many. Participatory Economics--"Parecon" for short--is Albert's proposal for an economic system which offers a real alternative to capitalism, built on familiar values including solidarity, equity, diversity. In this ambitious new book, Albert goes further.Realizing Hopeoffers a vision of how whole areas of life might be transformed in a post-capitalist society, one where communities rather than profits are placed firmly at the center.

Author Biography

Michael Albert co-founded South End Press, Z Magazine, the Z Media Institute, and ZNet where he continues to work. He is the author of seventeen books, most recently Parecon: Life After Capitalism (2004).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vi
Introduction	vii
Parecon	1	(19)
Polity	20	(14)
Kinship	34	(10)
Community	44	(11)
Internationalism	55	(12)
Ecology	67	(10)
Science/Technology	77	(16)
Education	93	(6)
Art	99	(9)
Journalism	108	(7)
Athletics	115	(7)
Crime	122	(9)
Questions	131	(7)
Strategy	138	(7)
Marxism	145	(26)
Anarchism	171	(14)
Aspirations	185	(3)
Dissent	188	(5)
References	193	(2)
Index	195