{"product_id":"radical-abundance-how-to-win-a-green-democratic-future","title":"Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product right-sidbar\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"addto-cardbox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pricebox\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA blueprint for escaping capitalism and creating a world of true abundance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘Rigorously argued and radically hopeful’ – Grace Blakeley, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVulture Capitalism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e‘Indispensable … resets the terms of left debate’ – Jodi Dean, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapital’s Grave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCapitalism has created a world of bullshit abundance, where we have too much of what we don’t need and too little of what we do. Through this system’s pursuit of profits, we have been put on a collision course with social and ecological limits that can no longer be ignored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe need an alternative. We need radical abundance. A world of human and non-human flourishing made possible by democratically planned production. But radical abundance can’t just be voted into existence through parliamentary means, it must be made by taking control of our collective reproduction in the here and now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePacked with fascinating research and real-life examples of communal planning and resistance, this book will convince you that a better future is possible, if we want it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKai Heron\u003c\/strong\u003e is a political organiser, trade unionist, and Lecturer in Political Ecology at Lancaster University. He is the co-editor of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDe Gruyter Degrowth Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2024) and has published widely on the politics of green transitions, political theory, and political economy in academic journals and in popular outlets including\u003cem\u003e New Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSidecar, Jacobin\u003c\/em\u003e, e-flux,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRupture\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpectre\u003c\/em\u003e. He is a co-director of the action-research organization Abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeir Milburn\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, researcher, and activist. He has a background as an academic in political economy and organisational theory. He has written over a hundred articles and book chapters in venues ranging from academic journals, such as Urban Studies, to media commentary in outlets such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e. His book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneration Left\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprovoked debate across several countries on generational political divides driven, in part, by generational imbalances in asset ownership. He is co-director of the action-research organization Abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBertie Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Research Fellow at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is an activist-researcher with a focus on radical municipalism, urban commons, economic democracy, public-common partnerships and co-production. He is co-editor of the forthcoming book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2026), and co-director of the action-research organization Abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cem\u003eRadical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Degrowth or ecomodernism? This book offers a compelling alternative. More than a utopian ideal, radical abundance is the guiding principle of a socialist revolution already in action’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Kohei Saito, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Down: How Degrowth Communism Can Save the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘The crises we face—mass deprivation and ecological breakdown—cannot be resolved within capitalism. We need a pathway out. Radical Abundance delivers exactly that. If you’re looking for practical steps to a post-capitalist future, don’t miss this book’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Jason Hickel, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLess is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRadical Abundance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e resets the terms of left debate. 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