A review by gingerreader99
How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century by Erik Olin Wright
4.0
This was solid. A lot of it wasn't exactly new ideas to me, having finished a BA in Political Science but it was a very digestible and easy to read explanation for "Anticapitalism" and how to work towards applying it. Or more specific to the argument ,how to get rid of capitalism, and replace it with a robust socialist system.
Wright touches on a lot of good notes and covers his bases despite the volume being fairly slim. I believe this should be a book profs include in their courses when discussing socialism and the issues of capitalism. To pick 1 chapter to assign ch. 3 "Varieties of Anticapitalism" did a great job of breaking down the different ways it can manifest itself.
It's sad knowing that Wright has passed away since this piece was written and we won't get a follow up, though I'm glad we got this before he passed.
Wright touches on a lot of good notes and covers his bases despite the volume being fairly slim. I believe this should be a book profs include in their courses when discussing socialism and the issues of capitalism. To pick 1 chapter to assign ch. 3 "Varieties of Anticapitalism" did a great job of breaking down the different ways it can manifest itself.
It's sad knowing that Wright has passed away since this piece was written and we won't get a follow up, though I'm glad we got this before he passed.