How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century

What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it?

Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values--equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity--can provide both the basis for a critique of capitalism and help to guide us toward a socialist and democratic society.

Erik Olin Wright has distilled decades of work into this concise and tightly argued manifesto: analyzing the varieties of anticapitalism, assessing different strategic approaches, and laying the foundations for a society dedicated to human flourishing. How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century is an urgent and powerful argument for socialism, and an unparalleled guide to help us get there. Another world is possible. Included is an afterword by the author's close friend and collaborator Michael Burawoy.

Author: Erik Olin Wright
Publisher: Verso
Published: 04/13/2021
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781788739559
ISBN10: 1788739558
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Economy
- Social Science | Essays
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism

About the Author
Erik Olin Wright (1947-2019) was Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He authored many books, including Classes, Interrogating Inequality, Class Counts, Deepening Democracy (with Archon Fung), and Envisioning Real Utopias.