Ten Essays for a 21st Century Socialism

<p>This book explores possible and realistic alternatives to a capitalism that is no longer sustainable whether economically socially or for a habitable planet. Arguing that these alternatives can only be of socialist orientation the author moves from a discussion of works that attempted to explain the failure of the socialisms of the 20th century to a consideration of models for a new socialism.</p><p>Through consideration of issues including the role of public services the functions of public enterprises the creation of a socialized sector planning and different forms of democracy this volume espouses a model of economic democracy capable of dealing with market mechanisms without being dominated by them as new world geopolitics emerge.</p><p>A synthesis of proposals for socialist alternatives to today’s hegemonic form of shareholder capitalism <i>Ten Essays for a 21st Century Socialism</i> will appeal to scholars of sociology political theory and economics with interests in contemporary socialism.</p>