Economics is marketed as pure and apolitical: scientific, neutral, and precise.
This important book reveals its true role: convincing us that there is no alternative to capitalism.
We live in a world dominated by the doctrine that austerity is necessary, unemployment is normal, endless wars are inevitable, and central banks are all-powerful. It doesn't have to be like this.
In her bold and groundbreaking statement, economist Clara E. Our economic system is dead.Basic concepts such as growth, inflation, unemployment, and balanced budgets are deconstructed to show how these concepts are used to impose dependence on the market, not freedom, depriving us of the ability to formulate the democratic decisions that govern our daily lives.
Persistent problems like poverty and inequality are not passing incidents or glitches in the economy, but fundamental features – justified by quasi-scientific models to support a system that unfairly rewards the richest.Why do we accept this? Mattei argues that capitalism is neither deterministic, nor scientific, nor natural – it is a relatively recent system that can be replaced. "Escape from Capitalism"* draws inspiration from a series of political resistance, calling on us to challenge the dysfunctional economics of our time and pave the way to liberation.
