{"product_id":"books-socialist-optimism-by-paul-auerbach","title":"Socialist Optimism","description":"Paul Auerbach's Socialist Optimism 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.   The 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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53669529452817,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781137563958.jpg?v=1781509029","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-socialist-optimism-by-paul-auerbach","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}