America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming our Wealth, Our Liberty, and Our Democracy
-The Christian Century
"Highly readable; excellent for students. . . . A tonic and eye-opener for anyone who wants a politics that works."
-Jane Mansbridge, Adams Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
"America Beyond Capitalism comes at a critical time in our history-when we all know our system isn't working but we are not sure what can be done about it. This book takes us outside the confines of orthodox thinking, imagines a new way of living together, and then brings that vision back into reality with a set of eminently practical ideas that promise a truly democratic society."
-Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States
"Succeeds brilliantly in taking the Jeffersonian spirit into the last bastion of privilege in America, offering workable solutions for making the American economy one that is truly of, by, and for the people."
-Jeremy Rifkin, author of The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future Is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream
"The kind of careful, well-researched, and practical alternative progressives have been seeking. And it's more-visionary, hopeful, even inspirational. I highly recommend it."
-Juliet Schor, author of The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need
"A compelling and convincing story of the future."
-William Greider, author of The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy
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Book details
- Author
- Gar Aplerovitz
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 336
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Subjects
- Political Science › Political Ideologies
- Topics
- American politics · economic reform · political ideology · wealth inequality · democratic society
- ISBN-13
- 9780471667308
About the author
GAR ALPEROVITZ is a historian and political economist who has held the Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy chair at the University of Maryland and is a co-founder of the Democracy Collaborative. His recent books include What Then Must We Do?, Unjust Deserts and America Beyond Capitalism.
Alperovitz holds a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin, an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. in political economy earned as a Marshall Scholar at Cambridge University. He is a former fellow of King’s College, Cambridge, and a former guest scholar at the Brookings Institution. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Nation.
Alperovitz previously served as a legislative director in both houses of Congress and as a special assistant in the State Department.