Faced with neoliberalism's proven dead ends, this book offers an alternative and shows that a simpler society is not a utopian dream.

What does it mean to be anti-capitalist today? Is protectionism necessary? Is national debt a threat? By answering fifteen uncomfortable questions, five renowned economists present a rigorous assessment of the challenges we face and suggest ways clear measures for dealing with them, ones consistent with democratic principles and forthright about the restrictions any real change will inevitably entail.