SRNICEK, Nick; WILLIAMS, Alex
Inventing the Future. Postcapitalism and a World Without Work

Inventing the Future is exactly what we need right now. With immense patience and care, it sets out a clear and compelling vision of a postcapitalist society. Equally importantly, it lays out a plausible programme which can take us from 24/7 capitalist immiseration to a world free of work. [Mark Fisher, author of Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?]

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 Srnicek and Williams respond to their various critics. [publisher's note]

Published by Verso, 2016
Economy / Essays / Politics