Alex Becker writes about Gar Alperovitz's new book The Principals of the Pluralist Commonwealth in Real Change News.
“Ideas are important, but unless you can bring that vision down to earth, it’s just pie-in-the-sky,” Gar Alperovitz said. This philosophy seems to guide much of his work. A distinguished historian, political economist, activist and writer, Alperovitz is well known for his critically acclaimed books on the atomic bomb and atomic diplomacy. He has also written extensively on the subject of building alternative economic systems and, among his many achievements, he was the architect of the first modern steel industry attempt at worker-ownership in Youngstown, Ohio.