About the book

It is time to leave capitalism behind. We live in a system of economic feudalism that has nothing to do with a free market economy. The innovations we need for the solution of our truly important problems are not forthcoming. How can it be that technological developments financed by the taxpayer end up enriching private companies even if their activities violate public interests? We should reward talent and real performance and promote start-ups with good ideas.

Based on a clear analysis and concrete proposals, Sahra Wagenknecht launches a discussion on new forms of ownership and sketches the outlines of an innovative and just economy.

Vita

Sahra Wagenknecht holds a Ph.D. in economics and is a journalist and politician. Since October 2015 she has been the parliamentary leader of the party Die Linke in the German Bundestag. From 2010 to 2014 she was deputy secretary of her party, from 2004 to 2009 she was a Member of the European Parliament.

Andreas Pickel is a Professor of Global Politics at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He has published books and articles in the areas of post-communist transformation, nationalism, and the philosophy of the social sciences.