MYTH OF THE MARKET by Jeremy Seabrook

by Jeremy Seabrook

Book by Seabrook, Jeremy

Genres: Nonfiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Jeremy R. Seabrook was an English author and journalist who specialised in social, environmental and development issues. His book The Refuge and the Fortress: Britain and the Flight from Tyranny was longlisted for the Orwell Prize.

Reviews

[Lynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I agree with the book's stated conclusion - that the capitalistic 'market' has invaded all areas of life, far beyond economics, and changed the perceptions of everyone until our ability to imagine any alternatives has dwindled and most of what has true worth has been corrupted. However the same information could have been conveyed in an essay. The author's other goal, to demonstrate that the greens are best equipped to offer solutions, was not achieved - he seems to assume that if capitalism is so destructive, the greens rather than, say, the socialists, have the remedy, but he never really attempts to explain why this is so.