System Change for a Liveable Future

By Terry Leahy

Book Overview

Every day it becomes more obvious that the capitalist system cannot solve our problems. But what kind of system change could work? System Change for a Liveable Future explores our options. How we got into the mess we face now. Why a system based on money is not an option. How the gift economy would work. Problems with common proposals for system change-democratic socialism and the steady state economy. The transition to the gift economy. The nuts and bolts of a revolution. Prefiguring strategies for system change-everyday resistance and autonomous zones. The gift economy and the state. Do we need a state to run society? The Zapatista autonomous zone as a model. Why the gift economy is exactly what we need to end class society and live lightly on our planet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906948801
• ISBN13: 9781906948801
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Mayflybooks/Ephemera
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"