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David Schweickart moves beyond the familiar arguments against globalizing capitalism to contribute something absolutely necessary and long overdue--a coherent vision of a viable, desirable alternative to capitalism. He names this system Economic Democracy, a successor-system to capitalism which preserves the efficiency strengths of a market economy while extending democracy to the workplace and to the structures of investment finance. Drawing on both theoretical and empirical research, Schweickart shows how and why this model is efficient, dynamic, and superior to capitalism along a range of values.


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David Schweickart has been a professor of Philosophy at the Loyola University of Chicago since 1992. His previous books include Market Socialism: The Debate Among Socialists, Against Capitalism and Capitalism or Worker Control? An Ethical Economic Appraisal.

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (June 28, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0742513009
  • ISBN-13: 978-0742513006
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #159,036 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A vision of "Economic Democracy", December 23, 2002
The evils of centrally planned socialism on the Soviet model are widely proclaimed, but capitalism has equally negative side effects: gross maldistribution of the fruits of the economy, the breeding of a mass consumer culture, and destruction of the environment among them. Capitalism may well collapse under its own excesses, but what would one propose to replace it? Margaret Thatcher's mantra was TINA...There Is No Alternative. David Schweickart's vision of "Economic Democracy" proposes a serious alternative. Even more fundamentally, it opens the door to thinking about alternatives. His may or may not turn out to be the definitive "successor system," but he is a leader in breaking out of the box.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Is this already happening???, May 12, 2004
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This is a good book. It was recommended to me by a friend who took the professor's philisophy class. The professor provides an excellent lesson on capitalism. The economic democracy that the professor proposes is fascinating because it eliminates capitalism. First, the professor explains why capitalists are inherently bad for democracy, then he explains how we can do without capitalists, then he explains how we being to phase capitalists and their effects out of society. This is not a book that comes from far out in left field. In fact, I am the son of a father who is a member of a worker-collective right here in Chicago. Economic democracy is happening, but will it go as far as proposed in this book? If economic democracy is superior to capitalism, is there any other alternative for our future?
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars don't miss this, June 16, 2005
By Louis Berger (exBSO@yahoo.com Forsyth, GA, USA) - See all my reviews
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I just want to add my voice to those who have lauded this book. It is superb in every way. Also, I want to call attention to Morris Berman's work, especially to his last two books, "Wandering God," and "The Twilight of American Culture", which provide important supplements to Schweickart's analysis.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must-Read For All Socialists/Leftists
This is just an excellent book. Schweikart's writing is clear and intelligent. His arguments are logical and persuasive. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Australopithecus

5.0 out of 5 stars Svensk recension
Vi inom vänstern är bra på att veta vad vi inte vill. Kapitalismen är ett rött skynke för oss, framförallt p.g.a. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Florian Burmeister

5.0 out of 5 stars The most workable, realistic, and inspiring socialist system to date.
After completing Dr. Schweickart's masterpiece I left with a true sense of empowerment and optimism. Read more
Published 9 months ago by S. J. Boatwright

5.0 out of 5 stars After Capitalism
I am very impressed with After Capitalism by Loyola University Professor David Schweickart. Both of my grandfathers were socialists and my father was a member of the Socialist... Read more
Published 22 months ago by John P. Stoltenberg

5.0 out of 5 stars In Response to the Right wing Libertarian below.
You should read the book before this by Schwieckart titled Against Capitalism where is destroys any justification for capitalism and rips Mises' comment idea a new one. Read more
Published 23 months ago by David Blake Hudson

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting alternative
Interesting alternative to the current economic system. The book "After Capitalism" is not a technical book, but does flesh out enough of the economic system invisioned by... Read more
Published on July 28, 2005 by Ronald J. Legere

5.0 out of 5 stars A Coherent & Efficacious System, and a Pretty Good Read too!
Though perhaps it significantly skewed my views to have been reading Schweickart following a close and careful reading of both Friedman's Capitalism & Freedom and Rawls' Theory of... Read more
Published on November 10, 2004 by R. M. Lozano

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