Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work

A major new manifesto for the end of capitalism

Neoliberalism isn't working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite.

Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms.

This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics.

Author: Nick Srnicek, Alex Williams
Publisher: Verso
Published: 10/25/2016
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781784786229
ISBN10: 1784786225
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Future Studies
- Business & Economics | Economics | Theory
- Philosophy | Political

About the Author
Nick Srnicek is a lecturer at City University. He is the author of Platform Capitalism and the forthcoming After Work: What's Left and Who Cares? (with Helen Hester).

Alex Williams is a lecturer in the sociology department at City, University of London. He is the author of the forthcoming Hegemony Now (with Jeremy Gilbert).