If it was implemented it would without a doubt be a massive improvement over the current state of the world, but it doesn't quite get to the root of the issue Capitalism. His global scale Enhanced Keynesian policies don't do this, and can't do it. He's correct in stating that it is an unsustainable waste of time, and resources to keep trying to plug the fire hose of poverty, and suffering by shoving a cork in the spout, but as a species we need to focus our efforts working towards solutions that shut the hose off. The only minor issue that I have with the book is that his proposed solutions don't go far enough and actually answer the thesis that he sets out early on in book. It also reinforced some of my beliefs about how economics, politics, and power structures should function namely that they need profound structural changes if we are to survive climate change. I learned something new with every chapter and so much more about things that I thought I was well informed about.
It methodically breaks down the myriad of 'common knowledge' assumptions about Capitalism, trade, debt, sovereignty, and both the political and economic power structures that perpetuate human suffering on a mass scale.
This book is one of the most important books written so far in the 21st century.
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