Publisher's Synopsis
In 2008, the biggest ever global economic catastrophe took hold, causing massive job losses, debts and panic in countries classed as the most 'developed'. This all happened under the capitalist free-market system with its lack of regulations and abundance of greed. Due to the cyclical nature of events like this, is Capitalism really our best option?The Hypothetical Government seeks to find out a better system under which to operate, where instead of trying to become as rich as possible, we regain our sense of solidarity and stability, where people don't just have jobs to pay the bills but have them because they want to do them.The competitive nature of Capitalism has created huge divides between people, businesses and nations, resulting in corruption, exploitation and war. But was it the general public that chose such things to occur or the people who believed they had a lot to gain?Drawing influences from ancient philosophies as well as current alternative projects, this book details a new alternative system where the foundation is the well-being of people and the environment; both of which we depend on for everything in our lives.
