Escape From Capitalism: Economics is Political, and Other Liberating Truths by C

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The Nile on eBay Escape From Capitalism by Clara E. Mattei A path-breaking polemic reveals how economics is political, and the route towards liberationEconomics is sold as pure and apolitical- scientific, neutral, exact. This urgent book exposes its true role- to convince us there s no alternative to capitalism. We live in a world dominated by the dogma that austerity is necessary, unemployment natural, endless wars inevitable and central banks all-powerful. It doesn t have to be this her bold, ground-breaking manifesto, economist Clara E. Mattei tears the mask off our economic system. She unpacks key concepts like growth, inflation, unemployment and balanced budgets to show how they re weaponized to enforce market dependence, not freedom, stripping us of the power to shape the democratic decisions that govern our daily lives. Enduring problems such as poverty and inequality are not accidents or bugs in the economy, but core features - justified with pseudoscientific models to support a system that unfairly rewards people with the most should we accept this? Capitalism, Mattei argues, isn t inevitable, scientific, or natural - it s a relatively young system that can be replaced. Inspired by a lineage of political resistance, Escape from Capitalism calls for us to challenge the broken economics of our times, and pave the way towards liberation. FORMATHardcover CONDITIONBrand New Review A brilliantly illuminating book that reveals how political power is encoded within the very

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780241742181
• Condition: Fine

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