Another Now

Dispatches from an Alternative Present

Another Now
Yanis Varoufakis
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 240pg
9 Sep 2021 UK
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9781529110630
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What would a fair and equal society look like? The world-renowned economist and bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis presents his radical and subversive answer. Imagine it is now 2025 and that years earlier, in the wake of the world financial crisis of 2008, a new post-Capitalist society had been born. In this ingenious book, Yanis Varoufakis draws on the greatest thinkers in European culture from Plato to Marx, as well as the great thought-experiments of science fiction, to offer us a dramatic and tantalising glimpse of a brave new world where the principles of democracy, equality and justice are truly embedded in our economy. Through the eyes of three characters - a liberal economist, a radical feminist and a left-wing technologist - we come to see what would be needed to forge such a world but also at what cost. This transformative vision forces each of us to confront the profound questions and trade-offs that underpin all societies- how do we balance freedom with fairness? How do we unleash the best that humanity has to offer without opening the door to the worst? Another Now offers answers to some of the most pressing questions of today. It also challenges us to consider how far we are willing to go in pursuit of our ideals.
The reason Varoufakis seems to have captured the imaginations of so many is that his words about the European crisis speak universal truths about democracy, capitalism and social policy * Guardian * One of the most accurate and detailed descriptions of modern power ever written -- Paul Mason (on Adults in the Room) Superbly written . . . he was - and is - right -- Martin Wolf (on Adults in the Room) An important, terrifying must-read . . . Varoufakis has the greatest political virtues of all: courage and honesty * The Times (on Adults in the Room) * Utterly accessibly, deeply humane and startlingly original -- Naomi Klein (on Talking to My Daughter)
Yanis Varoufakis is the former finance minister of Greece and the author of a memoir, Adults in the Room, and a history,And the Weak Suffer What They Must? , which reveal and explain the catastrophic mishandling of Europe since the financial crisis. Both were number one bestsellers. His latest bestseller is Talking To My Daughter About the Economy- A Brief History of Capitalism. Born in Athens in 1961, Yanis Varoufakis was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered government and is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Athens. Since resigning from Greece' s finance ministry he has co-founded an international grassroots movement, DiEM25, campaigning for the revival of democracy in Europe and speaks to audiences of thousands worldwide. yanisvaroufakis. eu / @yanisvaroufakis
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781529110630
Published: 9 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 240

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