In a series of related essays, Murray Bookchin balances his ecological and anarchist vision with the promising opportunities of a "post-scarcity" era. Surpassing the constraints of Marxist political economy – which was rooted in an era of material scarcity and could not foresee the sweeping changes ahead – Bookchin argues the the tools necessary for the self-administration of a complex, industrial society have already been developed and have greatly altered our revolutionary landscape. Technological advances were made during the twenthies century which expanded production greatly, but in the pursuit of corporate profit and the expense oh human need, workers´ control an ecological sustainability. Through direct control of industry, and by incorporating an ecological and utopian vision for society, the working class can now dispel the myth that the state, hierachical social relations and political parties (vanguards) are necessary to their struggle for freedom. Bookchin´s analysis, rooted in the realities of contemporary society, remains refreshingly pragmatic. Perhaps his most influential collection of essays (including the legendary "Listen Marxist!" and "Ecology and Revolutionary Thought", this third edition contains a new preface from the author.