Capitalism is hegemonic today not because it is the best we fallible humans can do but because it supports, and is supported by, special interests of immense power. This book argues that Economic Democracy, a competitive economy of democratically run enterprises that replaces capitalist financial markets with more suitable institutions, will be more efficient than capitalism, more rational in its growth, more democratic, more egalitarian, and less alienating."Against Capitalism" is an ambitious book, drawing on philosophical analysis, economic theory, and considerable empirical evidence to advance its controversial thesis. It examines both conservative and liberal forms of capitalism; it compares Economic Democracy to other models of socialism; and it considers the transition to Economic Democracy from advanced capitalist societies, from economies built on the Soviet model, and from conditions of underdevelopment. The book concludes with some unconventional reflections on historical materialism, ideal communism, and the future of Marxism.

戴维·施韦卡特（David Schweickart），当代西方“市场社会主义”的著名代表人物之一。美国芝加哥洛约拉大学哲学系教授。先后于弗吉尼亚大学数学系和俄亥俄州立大学哲学系获得哲学博士学位。主要研究社会和政治哲学、经济学和哲学以及马克思主义。

除《反对资本主义》之外，施韦卡特还著有《资本主义还是工人管理？——一种伦理学和经济学的评判》（1980）一书，并与B.奥尔曼等主编《市场社会主义——社会主义者之间的争论》（1998），后者已在中国出版。