The Socialist Alternative
Real Human Development
$44.31
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
22 July 2010
Summary
“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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781583672143 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1583672141 |
| Author: | Michael A. Lebowitz |
| Publisher: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 22 July 2010 |
| Weight: | 222g |
Michael A. Lebowitz
Michael Lebowitz is professor emeritus of economics at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada,and the author of several books including The Socialist Imperative, The Contradictions of “RealSocialism,” and The Socialist Alternative. He was Director, Program in Transformative Practice andHuman Development, Centro Internacional Miranda, in Caracas, Venezuela, from 2006-11.
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