Socialist Optimism: An Alternative Political Economy for the Twenty-First Century

Auerbach, Paul

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2016-03-08

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137563941

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-56396-5

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 522