Forthcoming

Foundations of a Market Economy Without Capitalism:

50 Questions and 50 Answers

 

 

by

Werner Onken

oekom verlag, 2026

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In fifty concise questions and answers, Werner Onken presents a carefully argued “real utopia”: a market economy that dispenses with the accumulation and concentration of capital and instead is based on decentralization, the common good, and ecological responsibility.

Drawing attention to the blind spots of classical, neoclassical, and Marxist theories, Onken examines what lies behind the structural power of money, why land and natural resources should no longer be treated as private property, and how businesses might be organized in fairer and more democratic ways.

With philosophical depth and political clarity, he sketches an evolutionary path toward an economic order that is just, democratically grounded, and ecologically sustainable. Foundations of a Market Economy Without Capitalism:50 Questions and 50 Answers offers a bold vision of the future—and invites readers to think beyond the false alternatives of market fundamentalism, centralized state control, and authoritarian retreat.