Invitation to a lucky Dip

Being part III of the marketing for Dispatches to the next generation

I generally write for myself – to help me make sense of things.

I am not one of these natural story-tellers….who weave tales which seduce listeners. That’s why so many of my texts lie around in an unfinished state – it’s not that I lack the discipline or patience to complete them….I simply don’t have the skill…..

But this is a different sort of book – more like a collection of essays you can dip into at any point whenever the mood takes you….not having to bother about the story line or the history of – or connections between – the various characters who figure in the story….

So, take heart, this is not a book to daunt you – but rather….to get you moving…

Part III – sketches for a future world

Title	Takeaway
Economic aspects of social change	In which I make an early attempt to distinguish books according to their place on the political spectrum
Sketches of a broken world	A list of what I consider the most interesting books since 2010 – 50 of them!
Fightback	Some individuals to inspire us to action
A Neglected Classic	I’m generally disappointed by the books on how we might change things, but this is one person who makes sense
Thinking beyond capitalism	presentation of a useful typology – with examples
Small is still Beautiful	How a 1970s idea has grown
The Commons	A concept which has become fashionable in recent years
There is another Way	A reminder of the importance of workers’ cooperatives
Cooperation	And of the importance of this ethic
Beacons of Hope	Change requires both perspiration – and inspiration. And these are inspiring examples….
In Praise of Political Economy	The comeback of an old Scottish discipline
Post Capitalism is here?	How people reacted to a book which caused quite a stir in 2016
The solidarity economy	Few authors appreciate – or do justice to – the scale of the “social economy”