Errors in identifying the cause of a disruptive effect often result in flawed solutions. Those who attribute poverty to market failures advocate for alternatives to market regulation. In contrast, those who see poverty as an inevitable outcome of market-based production relations aim to eliminate the market altogether.
Consequently, any alternative to capitalism is only as valid as the explanation of how capitalism functions. Therefore, the goal of this book is not to simply envision a better world without addressing the root causes of widespread poverty and suffering but to establish fundamental principles for an economy beyond capitalism based on an analysis of capitalism itself. In this way, critique and alternative are interconnected, and the question of feasibility is answered in the process.