Markets Not Capitalism: Individualist Anarchism Against Bosses, Inequality, Corporate Power, and Structural Poverty Paperback – November 5, 2011

This is an extremely well done collection of essays on left-wing libertarianism/anarchism. This is a position I wasn't too familiar with and find myself sympathetic with. I'm a long time libertarian but find myself uncomfortable with everything big as in big corporations and big government who inevitably end up partners in crime.The articles by the two editors Gary Chartier and Charles W. Johnson were excellent. Along with other authors Kevin Carson and Roderick T. Long you will find many outstanding essays. I liked the modern articles much better than the historical ones, but some of those were also good especially the ones by Murray Rothbard and Karl Hess.There are some devastating critiques in this volume about how the government props up corporations and the well off and connected while at the same time harming the poor. This should be required reading for left-wing and progressives of every type.I had given up on my youthful anarcho-capitalist ideas as unworkable, but this volume reignited them. I was unaware of these writers / bloggers. These guys are excellent and deep thinkers.Extremely well done and highly recommended.

This is an outstanding collection of thought-provoking essays that champions basic human dignity and the right to privately own the means of production, starting with each person's primary means of production - their own labor.Essentially Chartier & Johnson have accomplished a difficult feat with this book - translating Anarcho-Capitalism into the language of the Left. This book will give any budding capitalist or individual curious about the meaning of anarchism a deeper understanding of the way the world really works, and how our social institutions can be arranged to increase opportunity and prosperity for everyone.

This is a great compilation of anarchist writings with a leftist bent. It features a mixture of older writers like Proudhon and Tucker and newer ones like Kevin Carson.I wish there were a greater diversity of writers as I feel one of greatest weaknesses of the anarchist subculture is its consistency of mainly straight, white, older men, but the book itself can hardly be blamed for that when it's merely pulling from the available pool of writers.

We started a book club and it's kind of blowing people's minds. The ideas are useful for stealing people who are too Libertarian for Ron Paul, but don't know what else to do. It's also presents wonderful arguments for State Socialists to relax their desire for control, and trust in humanity enough to see that freed market forces could take care of us- if we are vigilant, and successfully attack entrenched privilege today.

Im only about 1/4 of the way through this book so Im in no position to give a detailed review but I will say this: if you believe in natural rights, if you consider yourself a libertarian, voluntarilyist, mutualist, syndicalist, anarcho-capitalist, socialist, or anarchist please read this book. Im not kidding you! Lol Please read this book.

The best introduction to anti-capitalist individualist anarchism there is. Essays vary in length from very short (2 pages) to quite long (30+ pages). Highly recommend to anyone interested in anti-capitalism, anarchism, markets, economics, etc.

I am slogging my way through this well put together book. surprising to learn some of the left leaning anarcho views on things such as patents.

Exactly what I was expecting! Great product - I would absolutely recommend this to anyone.

Bought at gift. Friend very happy