Freiheit statt Kapitalismus
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| Author | Sahra Wagenknecht |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Subject | economic interventionism |
| Publisher | Eichborn Verlag |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Pages | 365 |
| ISBN | 9783821865461 |
Freiheit statt Kapitalismus. Wie wir zu mehr Arbeit, Innovation und Gerechtigkeit kommen (lit. 'Freedom instead of capitalism: How we will achieve more work, innovation, and justice') is a 2011 book by the German politician Sahra Wagenknecht.
Summary[edit]
Sahra Wagenknecht criticises capitalism and promotes economic interventionism as a way to increase social welfare and avoid that the economy becomes controlled by unproductive self-interests.[1][2] Wagenknecht calls the system she promotes "creative socialism" and defines it as "market economy without capitalism and socialism without a planned economy".[3]
Publication[edit]
The book was published in 2011 by Eichborn Verlag.[2] A second expanded edition was published by Campus-Verlag on 30 April 2012 with the new subtitle Über vergessene Ideale, die Eurokrise und unsere Zukunft (lit. 'On forgotten ideals, the Euro crisis, and our future').[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Meyer, Wilhelm (2012). "Marx reloaded. Anmerkungen zu dem Buch von Sahra Wagenknecht: Freiheit statt Kapitalismus". ORDO (in German). 63 (1): 504–513. doi:10.1515/ordo-2012-0140.
- ^ a b Schweizer, Stefan (14 November 2011). "Freiheit statt Kapitalismus oder Freiheit des Kapitalismus?". literaturkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Orzessek, Arno (12 May 2011). "Von Umsturzgeschrei keine Spur" (in German). Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ Wagenknecht, Sahra (30 April 2012). "Vom Tod europäischer Werte". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2023.