A powerful new book by Habib Rahman that challenges the myths of capitalism and presents real-world alternatives rooted in justice, equality, and sustainability.
This groundbreaking work is more than a critique. It’s a blueprint for systemic transformation.
“Transform the Inequitable System” exposes how global capitalism fuels inequality, precarity, and environmental ruin, especially in the Global South. But it doesn’t stop there. It dares to imagine, and detail, a world rooted in economic democracy, justice, and participatory socialism.
This book exposes the failures of capitalism and argues for a fundamental shift toward economic democracy and socialism. It explores:
This book isn't just another critique of capitalism—it’s a roadmap for systemic change grounded in lived experience, rigorous analysis, and global justice. Here’s what makes it essential reading:
This recent publication delves into the systemic roots of global inequality, tracing colonial histories and neoliberal policies that have led to economic disparities. Rahman amplifies the voices of marginalized communities and proposes a roadmap toward economic democracy and socialism, emphasizing the struggles of workers, peasants, women, and oppressed groups striving for systemic change.
An aptly timed and damning analysis of the current world order. The threats faced by the peoples of the world are clearly and accurately described. To some extent, the first part reads like an anti-Factfulness (2018 by Hans Rosling). Factfulness was arguably too optimistic and downplayed the real challenges faced by the Global South. Transform the Inequitable System pulls no punches and systematically exposes the immense challenges confronting all people—especially those in the Global South.
Transform the Inequitable System: From Capitalism to Economic Democracy and Socialism is a wonderful book. It shows that, in addition to being unable to address the needs of most of mankind, capitalism poses two existential threats to the survival of humans and other living species. The first threat emanates from the climatic breakdown, while the other comes from launch-ready nuclear systems. With one misconception or error, the systems are capable of destroying the world many times over. We need to ask who is inexorably driving us beyond planetary limits for profit and who benefits from nuclear arsenals.
It is a compact data-based book. It uncovers how capitalism has left behind billions of people by generating inequality, poverty, hunger, malnutrition, child labor, forced labor, forced marriage, gender inequality, unemployment, and job insecurity. It also shows how land, water, and ocean grabs in the Global South by the Northern capital are dislocating communities and driving them below the poverty line. It shows that hegemonic capitalism poses two existential threats to mankind. The first threat emanates from the climatic breakdown while the other comes from launch-ready nuclear systems.
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This book is for activists, students, researchers, and everyday citizens who are disillusioned with capitalism and are searching for real, practical alternatives that prioritise people over profit.
Yes, the second half of the book presents actionable solutions such as economic democracy, worker cooperatives, public ownership, and participatory socialism—with examples from countries like China and Vietnam.
Absolutely. While it highlights the Global South’s experience, its critique of capitalism and proposed alternatives are global in scope—especially relevant in the context of rising inequality and climate crisis worldwide.
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