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What are the best books for a layman’s understanding of Socialism?

Right now I’m agnostic on the issue, and am looking to become more educated so I can decide whether or not it’s for me.

>> No.16082949

Any book by Olof Palme.

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>>16082945
It depends what you mean by socialism obviously.
If you want to stay largely in the bounds of mainstream neoclassical economics there's the Lange model:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lange_model

>> No.16084685

https://www.counter-currents.com/tag/breaking-the-bondage-of-interest/

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>>16082945
Lots of good samples from early theorists in this book.
For fiction I liked William Morris’ News from Nowhere

>> No.16085077

>>16082945
Sorel will set you right before you even have a chance to go astray

>> No.16085454

>>16082945
Some balanced introductory treatments:

Roads to Freedom: Socialism, Anarchism and Syndicalism by Bertrand Russell
Socialism: Utopian and Scientific by Friedrich Engels
Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy by Joseph A. Schumpeter