{"product_id":"the-alternative","title":"The Alternative","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinners Take All \u003c\/i\u003emeets\u003ci\u003e Nickel and Dimed\u003c\/i\u003e in this provocative debunking of accepted wisdom, providing the pathway to a sustainable, survivable economy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Confronted 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\u003e But 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 \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   \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The 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\u003e The 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\u003e How 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\u003e How Portugal strengths democratic culture by letting citizens make crucial budget decisions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The 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\u003e The public-sector marketplace that offers decent work and real protections to gig workers in California \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The job guarantee program in southern Austria that offers high-quality meaningful jobs to every citizen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Many 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  ","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43290129727666,"sku":"9781541701595","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0536\/7418\/0786\/files\/O_a6bc0c9d-f4a0-4414-84b8-9b562e72dde8.jpg?v=1755577633","url":"https:\/\/shop.hachettebookgroup.com\/products\/the-alternative","provider":"Hachette Book Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}