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'A convincing case for socialist democratic planning as the only way to meet the needs of billions of humans without destroying the planet' Michael Roberts, economist and author of
Capitalism in the 21st Century 'An engaging assessment of the most urgent problem of our generation: how to transcend capitalism in order to build a real democracy' Alfredo Saad-Filho, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and LUT University, Finland
'Emphasises the urgent need for a vision of a Utopia that reclaims ecosocialist and democratic futures' Catherine Samary, co-editor of
Decolonial Communism, Democracy and the CommonsIn a world gripped by endless crisis and climate breakdown, the demand to reshape our economic system has never been more urgent.
Reclaiming the Future by Simon Hannah is a beginner's guide to planning a new economy, taking readers on a transformative journey towards a radically democratic society, where the power and control over our lives are firmly in our hands.
Decades of right-wing scaremongering has tried to consign economic planning to the dustbin, but the need for it is greater than ever - it might be the only thing that can save us from climate catastrophe. In this myth-busting and accessible guide, Hannah suggests the building blocks for a grassroots economy of radical abundance within planetary limits.
Simon Hannah is a writer, activist, and trade unionist. He is an assistant branch secretary in UNISON and has written several books, including
A Party With Socialists In It.
List of contents
Introduction
PART I - THE FIGHT FOR AN ECOSOCIALIST PLAN
1. How Does Capitalism Work?
2. A Living Movement for Socialism
3. The Post-capitalist Society
PART II - DEBATES
4. Arguments Against Socialism: Human Nature and Knowledge
5. Debates within Socialism; Automation, UBI and Market Socialism
6. Green New Deal, Ecosocialism and Degrowth
Conclusion
About the author
Simon Hannah is a writer, activist, and trade unionist living in South London. He is an assistant branch secretary in UNISON and has written several books, including A Party With Socialists In It: A History of the Labour Left, which was a Guardian Book of the Day.
John McDonnell is a British Labour Party politician first elected in 1997, who served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2015 to 2020, in the later years under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. Sitting on the left of the party, he served as chair of the Socialist Campaign Group in Parliament and the Labour Representation Committee as well as the Public Services Not Private Profit Group. In 2024 he was suspended from the party as a result of voting to scrap the two child benefit cap.
Summary
Economics for the people
