Beyond Money

'Outstanding ... a highly original and incisive analysis of the crippling role that money plays in today's global capitalist world''A fascinating portal into arguments about why we need to get beyond money''A book for our time. Anitra Nelson takes us from theory to praxis in clear steps. Nelson's turn towards a materialist ecofeminist analysis is pure joy''Takes monetised economies head-on, demonstrating how they exacerbate ecological devastation and socio-economic inequality, and provides examples and pathways towards non-monetary economies based on real values. Does a great service to movements seeking social and ecological justice for all humans and other life forms''Challenges and inspires - a spur to action''It is easier to imagine the end of capitalism than the end of money. Anitra Nelson's book challenges us to think what viable postcapitalisms without money could look like''If you had to choose one book to read on making the next political economy it should be this one. It will have you bristling with political energy''An accessible and important book. If you want an alternative to economic and environmental disasters, you need to engage with her arguments''A passionate critique of money as the root cause of our many problems, presenting a clear vision of how life without money could look like. Inspiring''With a compelling narrative, Nelson lays out the unavoidable question of today's anti-capitalist, ecological politics - the question of money. Grounded in long-term political experience, her answer is at once elaborate and unequivocal: a wonderful tool for radical imagination and praxis''An exciting, original book that, in exploring the ritual structure of assets, capital, money and profit, helps open a way for more powerful, creative resistance''Can capitalism be overcome without challenging money? In this thought-provoking book, Anitra Nelson argues that moving beyond money is necessary for addressing inequalities and environmental unsustainability and shows what a non-monetary postcapitalist world might look like.''Alternatives to capitalism, price-making markets and monetary values are essential for social-ecological transformation. Going well beyond typical economic discourse she opens the door of human potentiality to a different way of life'