Is socialism feasible? : towards an alternative future
Geoffrey M Hodgson (Institute for International management, Loughborough University London, UK)
Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Socialism, markets and democracy -- 1. What does socialism mean? -- 2. Small socialism requires frugality or markets -- 3. Big socialism brings stagnation and despotism -- 4. Knowledge, complexity and the limits to planning -- Part II: Towards a feasible alternative: Liberal solidarity -- 5. Social knowledge and freedom to choose -- 6. The limits and indispensability of states and markets -- 7. Varieties of capitalism: The realms of the possible -- 8. The making of liberal solidarity -- References -- Index.