TY - BOOK AU - Srnicek,Nick AU - Williams,Alex TI - Inventing the future: postcapitalism and a world without work SN - 9781784786229 AV - HM 891 .Sr68 2016 PY - 2016///] CY - Brooklyn, NY PB - Verso Books KW - Progress KW - Radicalism KW - Populism KW - Social movements KW - Capitalism KW - Neoliberalism N1 - Includes index N2 - Neoliberalism isn?t working. Austerity is forcing millions into poverty and many more into precarious work, while the left remains trapped in stagnant political practices that offer no respite. Inventing the Future is a bold new manifesto for life after capitalism. Against the confused understanding of our high-tech world by both the right and the left, this book claims that the emancipatory and future-oriented possibilities of our society can be reclaimed. Instead of running from a complex future, Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams demand a postcapitalist economy capable of advancing standards, liberating humanity from work and developing technologies that expand our freedoms. This new edition includes a new chapter where they respond to their various critics ER -