A Collection of Visions

It’s always surprised me that there aren’t many writings out there about how an alternative economic system would work. This is my current list of books and articles which address this question, or which provide some kind of “vision” about a non-capitalist society. All are recommended reading.

• Libertarian communism / socialism
  • The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin
  • Libertarian Muncipalism: An Overview by Murray Bookchin
  • The Economics of Freedom by Solfed
  • El Comunismo Libertario by Isaac Puente, partially translated to English here
  • Workers Councils and the Economics of Self-Managed Society by Cornelius Castoriadis
  • Bedürfnisorientierte Versorgungswirtschaft statt Kapitalismus by Alfred Fresin - “Needs-Oriented Economy instead of Capitalism” (in German only)
  • The Alternative to Capitalism by Adam Buick and John Crump
  • An Anarchist FAQ Section I
• Peer economy
  • Voluntarised Commons Economy and The Free Federation: A Vision of a Better World by Justin Morgan (me)
  • From Exchange to Contributions by Christian Siefkes
  • Free Sources, or Why Production No Longer Worries Us by Christian Siefkes
  • Das Freiwilligenspiel by Christian Siefkes (for a rough idea in English, see here or read my summary of the idea here or here
• Technocracy / Resource-Based Economy
  • The First Civilization by Jas Garcha
  • The Venus Project
  • The Zeitgeist Movement Defined
• Others
  • Binding Chaos by Heather Marsh
  • Parecon: Life after Capitalism by Michael Albert
  • Walden Two by B. F. Skinner
  • Ted Trainer’s ‘The Simpler Way’, e.g. Your Delightful Day
  • Your Money or Your Life by Anitra Nelson includes an eco-socialist vision
  • Life Without Money edited by Anitra Nelson and Frans Timmerman (part II specifically)