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The People's Republic of Walmart :How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism - Jacobin
The People's Republic of Walmart :How the World’s Biggest Corporations are Laying the Foundation for Socialism - Jacobin
paperback
Published:
5 March, 2019
Description
An engaging, polemical romp through economic theory, computational complexity, and the history of planning, The People's Republic of Walmart revives the conversation about how society can extend democratic decision-making to all economic matters. With the advances in information technology in recent decades and the emergence of globe-straddling collective enterprises, democratic planning in the interest of all humanity is more important and closer to attainment than ever before.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781786635167 |
| ISBN10 | 178663516X |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 207 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 16 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Verso Books |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
Provocative and lively book. * Morning Star *
Philips and Rozworski's book is a timely exhortation to rethink the wisdom that markets always do it better. -- Hettie O'Brien * New Statesman *
People's Republic of Walmart is fast-paced and provocative. It offers readers a refreshing perspective on today's highly planned capitalist enterprises, and the prospect of a new form of democratic, transparent and socialist planning. -- Ann Pettifor * TLS *
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Author's Bio
Leigh Phillips is a science writer whose work has appeared in Nature, Science, the New Scientist and the Guardian, amongst other publications.
Michal Rozworski is a union researcher and writer based in Vancouver, Canada. He holds graduate degrees in economics and philosophy and publishes frequently on political economy.