{"product_id":"the-intelligent-womans-guide-to-socialism-capitalism-9781566490535","title":"The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism \u0026 Capitalism","description":"First published in 1928 and addressed to the The Intelligent Woman (specifically his sister-in-law, Lady Mary Stewart Cholomondely), George Bernard Shaw's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism should be read by every American in the twenty-first century who has benefited, or ever will benefit, from Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, disability, unemployment, food stamps, or any of the government's social insurance programs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe inequities of capitalism as an economic system are nothing new, and Shaw was one of the early champions of socialist reforms to protect the working class against the advantages capitalism gives those who control the means of production. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs statistics continue to tell a story of widening income inequality in the US today, Shaw's wise and witty look at the justice of socialist policies tells us how we can do better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Welcome Rain Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566490535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 1.50d","brand":"George Bernard Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122371489973,"sku":"9781566490535","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ae283b2c-761d-418f-bf25-7f233bea9936.jpg?v=1766512765","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-intelligent-womans-guide-to-socialism-capitalism-9781566490535","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}