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Democracy at Work : A Cure for Capitalism by Richard D. Wolff (2012, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherHaymarket Books
ISBN-101608462471
ISBN-139781608462476
eBay Product ID (ePID)117312109
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Book TitleDemocracy at Work : a Cure for Capitalism
Number of Pages220 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSocial Classes & Economic Disparity, Economics / Microeconomics, Economics / Theory
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Business & Economics
AuthorRichard D. Wolff
Book SeriesDemocracy at Work Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length7.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
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ReviewsProbably America's most prominent Marxist economist." New York Times Magazine Imagine a country where the majority of the population reaps the majority of the benefits for their hard work, creative ingenuity, and collaborative efforts. Imagine a country where corporate losses aren't socialized, while gains are captured by an exclusive minority. Imagine a country run as a democracy, from the bottom up, not a plutocracy from the top down. Richard Wolff not only imagines it, but in his compelling, captivating and stunningly reasoned new book, Democracy at Work, he details how we get there from here and why we absolutely must." Nomi Prins, Author of It Takes a Pillage and Black Tuesday "Richard Wolff is the leading socialist economist in the country. This book is required reading for anyone concerned about a fundamental transformation of the ailing capitalist economy!" - Cornel West "Ideas of economic democracy are very much in the air, as they should be, with increasing urgency in the midst of today's serious crises. Richard Wolff's constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development, ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable contribution in troubled times." Noam Chomsky Bold, thoughtful, transformative a powerful and challenging vision of that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. Richard Wolff at his best!" Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism; Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy, University of Maryland Praise for Capitalism Hits the Fan (book and DVD) With unerring coherence and unequaled breadth of knowledge, Rick Wolff offers a rich and much needed corrective to the views of mainstream economists and pundits. It would be difficult to come away from this... with anything but an acute appreciation of what is needed to get us out of this mess." Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Urban Education, City University of New York, Probably America's most prominent Marxist economist." —New York Times Magazine Imagine a country where the majority of the population reaps the majority of the benefits for their hard work, creative ingenuity, and collaborative efforts. Imagine a country where corporate losses aren't socialized, while gains are captured by an exclusive minority. Imagine a country run as a democracy, from the bottom up, not a plutocracy from the top down. Richard Wolff not only imagines it, but in his compelling, captivating and stunningly reasoned new book, Democracy at Work, he details how we get there from here — and why we absolutely must." —Nomi Prins, Author of It Takes a Pillage and Black Tuesday "Richard Wolff is the leading socialist economist in the country. This book is required reading for anyone concerned about a fundamental transformation of the ailing capitalist economy!" - Cornel West "Ideas of economic democracy are very much in the air, as they should be, with increasing urgency in the midst of today's serious crises. Richard Wolff's constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development, ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable contribution in troubled times." —Noam Chomsky Bold, thoughtful, transformative—a powerful and challenging vision of that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. Richard Wolff at his best!" —Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism; Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy, University of Maryland Praise for Capitalism Hits the Fan (book and DVD) With unerring coherence and unequaled breadth of knowledge, Rick Wolff offers a rich and much needed corrective to the views of mainstream economists and pundits. It would be difficult to come away from this... with anything but an acute appreciation of what is needed to get us out of this mess." —Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Urban Education, City University of New York, "Ideas of economic democracy are very much in the air, as they should be, with increasing urgency in the midst of today's serious crises. Richard Wolff's constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development, ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable contribution in troubled times." —Noam Chomsky Bold, thoughtful, transformative—a powerful and challenging vision of that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. Richard Wolff at his best!" —Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism "Bold, thoughtful, transformative-a powerful and challenging vision of that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. RIchard Wolff at his best!" – Gar Alperovitz, and author of America Beyond Capitalism; Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy, University of Maryland. Probably America's most prominent Marxist economist." —New York Times Magazine Praise for Richard Wolff Bold, thoughtful, transformative—a powerful and challenging vision of that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. Richard Wolff at his best!" —Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism; Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy, University of Maryland Probably America's most prominent Marxist economist." —New York Times Magazine Imagine a country where the majority of the population reaps the majority of the benefits for their hard work, creative ingenuity, and collaborative efforts. Imagine a country where corporate losses aren't socialized, while gains are captured by an exclusive minority. Imagine a country run as a democracy, from the bottom up, not a plutocracy from the top down. Richard Wolff not only imagines it, but in his compelling, captivating and stunningly reasoned new book, Democracy at Work, he details how we get there from here — and why we absolutely must." —Nomi Prins, Author of It Takes a Pillage and Black Tuesday Praise for Capitalism Hits the Fan (book and DVD) With unerring coherence and unequaled breadth of knowledge, Rick Wolff offers a rich and much needed corrective to the views of mainstream economists and pundits. It would be difficult to come away from this... with anything but an acute appreciation of what is needed to get us out of this mess." —Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Urban Education, City University of New York, "Probably America's most prominent Marxist economist." --New York Times Magazine "Imagine a country where the majority of the population reaps the majority of the benefits for their hard work, creative ingenuity, and collaborative efforts. Imagine a country where corporate losses aren't socialized, while gains are captured by an exclusive minority. Imagine a country run as a democracy, from the bottom up, not a plutocracy from the top down. Richard Wolff not only imagines it, but in his compelling, captivating and stunningly reasoned new book, Democracy at Work, he details how we get there from here -- and why we absolutely must." --Nomi Prins, Author of It Takes a Pillage and Black Tuesday "Richard Wolff is the leading socialist economist in the country. This book is required reading for anyone concerned about a fundamental transformation of the ailing capitalist economy!" - Cornel West "Ideas of economic democracy are very much in the air, as they should be, with increasing urgency in the midst of today's serious crises. Richard Wolff's constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development, ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable contribution in troubled times." --Noam Chomsky "Bold, thoughtful, transformative--a powerful and challenging vision of that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. Richard Wolff at his best!" --Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism; Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy, University of Maryland Praise for Capitalism Hits the Fan (book and DVD) "With unerring coherence and unequaled breadth of knowledge, Rick Wolff offers a rich and much needed corrective to the views of mainstream economists and pundits. It would be difficult to come away from this... with anything but an acute appreciation of what is needed to get us out of this mess." --Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Urban Education, City University of New York
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number5
Dewey Decimal306.36
Table Of ContentIntroduction: What is to be Done? 1. The Solution: Worker Self-Directed Enterprises (WSDEs) 2. WSDE's functioning within a modern capitalist economy 3. WSDE's as the better solution to the problems of modern private capitalism 4. WSDE's as the key to a new socialism for the 21st century 5. A practical program today for WSDE's
Synopsis"Richard Wolff is the leading socialist economist in the country. This book is required reading for anyone concerned about a fundamental transformation of the ailing capitalist economy." Cornel West Richard Wolff's constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for a much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development, ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable contribution in troubled times." Noam Chomsky "Probably America's most prominent Marxist economist." The New York Times Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid-for political establishment. Neither serves the needs of our society. Whether it is secure, well-paid, and meaningful jobs or a sustainable relationship with the natural environment that we depend on, our society is not delivering the results people need and deserve. One key cause for this intolerable state of affairs is the lack of genuine democracy in our economy as well as in our politics. The solution requires the institution of genuine economic democracy, starting with workers directing their own workplaces, as the basis for a genuine political democracy. Here Richard D. Wolff lays out a hopeful and concrete vision of how to make that possible, addressing the many people who have concluded economic inequality and politics as usual can no longer be tolerated and are looking for a concrete program of action. Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a visiting professor at the New School for Social Research in New York. Wolff is the author of many books, including Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It . He hosts the weekly hour-long radio program Economic Update on WBAI (Pacifica Radio) and writes regularly for The Guardian , Truthout.org, and MRZine., "Richard Wolff is the leading socialist economist in the country. This book is required reading for anyone concerned about a fundamental transformation of the ailing capitalist economy."--Cornel West "Richard Wolff's constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for a much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development, ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable contribution in troubled times."--Noam Chomsky "Probably America's most prominent Marxist economist."-- The New York Times Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid-for political establishment. Neither serves the needs of our society. Whether it is secure, well-paid, and meaningful jobs or a sustainable relationship with the natural environment that we depend on, our society is not delivering the results people need and deserve. One key cause for this intolerable state of affairs is the lack of genuine democracy in our economy as well as in our politics. The solution requires the institution of genuine economic democracy, starting with workers directing their own workplaces, as the basis for a genuine political democracy. Here Richard D. Wolff lays out a hopeful and concrete vision of how to make that possible, addressing the many people who have concluded economic inequality and politics as usual can no longer be tolerated and are looking for a concrete program of action. Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a visiting professor at the New School for Social Research in New York. Wolff is the author of many books, including Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It . He hosts the weekly hour-long radio program Economic Update on WBAI (Pacifica Radio) and writes regularly for The Guardian , Truthout.org, and MRZine.
LC Classification NumberHD6955
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- 27 Oct, 2017
Clear and Compelling Case for Worker Owned & Directed Enterprises
Dr. Wolff is an acknowledged expert on Marxism--one of the very few--who has been a professor for 30+ years at a major university. He's conversational in his presentation of solid, well-organized comparison of various econ systems: Capitalism, State Capitalism and Worker owned and directed business. This is a quick read for a genuine text on the topic, which, being economics, is not an easy topic to take on. But this book makes it worth while. Dr. Wolff is clearly a partisan in favor of democratic worker owned and directed structure and he makes a compelling case in favor of it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Dec, 2018
Alternatives to capitalism
I had not read Richard Wolff's books previously, so I was aware of his style of writing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Dec, 2020
Excellent book
Richard Wolff is a good writer on a topic he knows well.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 20 Apr, 2025
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