{"product_id":"parecomic-paperback","title":"Parecomic (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParecomic\u003c\/em\u003e is a graphic novel about something that affects us all: the system we live in--what's wrong with it ;and how we might be able change it for the better.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWritten by Sean Michael Wilson, and drawn by Carl Thompson, \u003cem\u003eParecomic\u003c\/em\u003e is about Michael Albert--the visionary behind \"participatory economics\"--and his life's struggle as a left-wing activist in the US.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eProposed as an alternative to capitalism, participatory economics (parecon, for short) values equity, solidarity, diversity, and participatory self-management. In Albert's vision, workers and consumers councils use self-managed decision-making, balanced job complexes, renumeration according to duration, intensity, and onerousness of socially valued labor; and participatory planning.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eParecomic\u003c\/em\u003e will guide readers through this anarchist-influenced economic system, alongside the biography that led to its development--beginning with the heady days of 1960s student demos and lifestyle rebellions following the developments of the antiwar, civil rights, woman's, and Black Panthers movements; to the establishment of alternative media like South End Press and ZNet.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe recent upsurge in popular protest in the US and around the world shows that people are not happy with the state of capitalism. The Occupy movement, particularly, makes plain the desire for a better system, a model that will work for the 99%, not just the 1%. Parecon is one such model, and \u003cem\u003eParecomic\u003c\/em\u003e brings this to life in illustrated form.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loot Hoarder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53183029576048,"sku":"9781609804565","price":26.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0973\/3085\/6304\/files\/9781609804565.jpg?v=1768640060","url":"https:\/\/loothoarder.com.au\/products\/parecomic-paperback","provider":"Loot Hoarder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}