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Postcapitalism
Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future | Paul Mason
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We know that our world is undergoing seismic change—but how can we emerge from the crisis a fairer, more equal society? Over the past two centuries or so, capitalism has undergone profound changes—economic cycles that veer from boom to bust—from which it has always emerged transformed and strengthened. Surveying this turbulent history, Paul Mason’s Postcapitalism argues that we are on the brink of a change so big and so profound that this time capitalism itself, the immensely complex system within which entire societies function, will mutate into something wholly new. At the heart of this change is information technology, a revolution that is driven by capitalism but, with its tendency to push the value of much of what we make toward zero, has the potential to destroy an economy based on markets, wages, and private ownership. Almost unnoticed, in the niches and hollows of the market system, swaths of economic life are beginning to move to a different rhythm. Vast numbers of people are changing how they behave and live, in ways contrary to the current system of state-backed corporate capitalism. And as the terrain changes, new paths open. In this bold and prophetic book, Mason shows how, from the ashes of the crisis, we have the chance to create a more socially just and sustainable economy. Although the dangers ahead are profound, he argues that there is cause for hope. This is the first time in human history in which, equipped with an understanding of what is happening around us, we can predict and shape the future.
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wellitworkedlasttime
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Finally finished. There is a lot of information in this book. I will have to go back to it in the future and reread certain chapters. Essentially he promotors the idea of running an economy that is socially just, universal income and powerful information structures. I agree with most of what he says. Again, if you're a politics geek like me then go for it and read it!

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I should have this book finished today. It's been quite a read.

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wellitworkedlasttime
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Lunchtime reading. Seriously can I run away to the woods yet? #nooksforabetterworld #wouldratherbereadingathome #notwork

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wellitworkedlasttime
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I don't think Mill would disagree with Marx. #mill #marx #leisuretime #booksforabetterworld

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RaimeyGallant Down with the GDP. 7y
wellitworkedlasttime Agree. I do not think a state should be judged solely on GDP. You need to look at happiness and also a method of calculating your environmental footprint. 7y
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Gerthquake
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There is a growing body of evidence that information technology, far from creating a new and stable form of capitalism, is dissolving it: corroding market mechanisms, eroding property rights and destroying the old relationship between wages, work and profit.