{"product_id":"9781137563958","title":"Socialist Optimism: An Alternative Political Economy for the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Auerbach’s \u003ci\u003eSocialist Optimism\u003c\/i\u003e offers an alternative political economy for the twenty-first century. Present-day capitalism has generated growing inequality of income and wealth, persistent high levels of unemployment and ever-diminishing prospects for young people. But in the absence of a positive vision of how society and the economy might develop in the future, the present trajectory of capitalism will never be derailed, no matter how acute the critique of present-day developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe detailed blueprint presented here focuses upon the education and upbringing of children in the context of social equality and household security. It yields a well-defined path to human development and liberation, as well as democratic control of working life and public affairs. Socialism as human development gives a unity and direction to progressive policies that are otherwise seen to be a form of pragmatic tinkering in the context of a pervasive capitalist reality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037345071344,"sku":"9781137563958","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781137563958_p0.jpg?v=1763699240","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781137563958","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}