{"product_id":"the-alternative-bu","title":"The Alternative:  How to Build a Just Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003e384 Pages I Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"descriptionPanel___wCiv7\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panelContent___B_vGb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinners Take All\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003emeets\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein this provocative debunking of accepted wisdom, providing the pathway to a sustainable, survivable economy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConfronted by the terrifying trends of the early twenty-first century – widening inequality, environmental destruction, and the immiseration of millions of workers around the world – many economists and business leaders still preach dogmas that lack evidence and create political catastrophe: Private markets are always more efficient than public ones; investment capital flows efficiently to necessary projects; massive inequality is the unavoidable side effect of economic growth; people are selfish and will only behave well with the right incentives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut a growing number of people – academic economists, business owners, policy entrepreneurs, and ordinary people – are rejecting these myths and reshaping economies around the world to reflect ethical and social values. Though they differ in approach, all share a vision of the economy as a place of moral action and accountability. Journalist Nick Romeo has spent years covering the world’s most innovative economic and policy ideas for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Romeo takes us on an extraordinary journey through the unforgettable stories and successes of people working to build economies that are more equal, just, and livable. Combining original, in-depth reporting with expert analysis, Romeo explores:\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe successful business owners organizing their companies as purpose trusts (as Patagonia recently did) to fulfill a higher mission, such as sharing profits with workers or protecting the environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe growing deployment of new models by venture capital funds to promote wealth creation for the poorest Americans and address climate change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Oslo’s climate budgeting program is achieving the emission reduction targets the rest of the world continues to miss, creating a model that will soon be emulated by governments around the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Portugal strengths democratic culture by letting citizens make crucial budget decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe way worker ownership and cooperatives foster innovation, share wealth, and improve the quality of jobs, offering an increasingly popular model superior to the traditional corporation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe public-sector marketplace that offers decent work and real protections to gig workers in California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe job guarantee program in southern Austria that offers high-quality meaningful jobs to every citizen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\nMany books have exposed what’s not working in our current system. Romeo reveals something even more essential: the structure of a system that could actually work for everyone. Margaret Thatcher was wrong: there is an alternative. This is what it looks like.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HACHETTE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44459308286089,"sku":"9781541701595","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/9781541701595_abe60.jpg?v=1769368701","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/the-alternative-bu","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}