Ten essays for a 21st century socialism / Tony Andréani ; tanslated by Sarah Erden.

Introduction 1. Models of socialism 2. Engels, from one socialism to another 3. Socialism and economic democracy 4. Public services and citizenship 5. Untangling the paradoxes of state ownership 6. The political institutions of socialism 7. The public sector in China and its evolution 8. Discussion on socialism 9. Socialism as a positive dialectic 10. Revolutionary transformation or how to walk on both legs

This book explores possible and realistic alternatives to a capitalism that is no longer sustainable, whether economically, socially, or for a habitable planet. Arguing that these alternatives can only be of socialist orientation, the author moves from a discussion of works that attempted to explain the failure of the socialisms of the 20th century, to a consideration of models for a new socialism. Through consideration of issues including the role of public services, the functions of public enterprises, the creation of a socialized sector, planning, and different forms of democracy, this volume espouses a model of economic democracy capable of dealing with market mechanisms without being dominated by them, as new world geopolitics emerge. A synthesis of proposals for socialist alternatives to today's hegemonic form of shareholder capitalism, Ten Essays for a 21st Century Socialism will appeal to scholars of sociology, political theory and economics with interests in contemporary socialism.