The Socialist Alternative: Real Human DevelopmentNYU Press, 2010 - 191 pages “A good society,“ Michael Lebowitz tells us, “is one that permits the full development of human potential.” In this slim, lucid, and insightful book, he argues persuasively that such a society is possible. That capitalism fails his definition of a good society is evident from even a cursory examination of its main features. What comes first in capitalism is not human development but privately accumulated profits by a tiny minority of the population. When there is a conflict between profits and human development, profits take precedence. Just ask the unemployed, those toiling at dead-end jobs, the sick and infirm, the poor, and the imprisoned. |
Table des matières
Preface | 7 |
Reinventing Socialism | 13 |
The Wealth of People | 31 |
The Production of People | 47 |
The Being and Becoming of an Organic System | 85 |
The Concept of a Socialist Transition | 105 |
of Regulation | 151 |
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