Erik Olin Wright

Erik Olin Wright is Vilas Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author of many books, including Classes, Interrogating Inequality, Class Counts, Deepening Democracy (with Archon Fung), and Envisioning Real Utopias.

Books by Erik Olin Wright

  1. Book CoverAmerican Society: How It Really Works


    “The definitive critical introduction to American society, challenging readers to think about the disconnection between how things are supposed to be in theory versus how they really work in practice.” —Jeff Manza, New York UniversityMore

  2. Book CoverDeepening Democracy: Institutional Innovations in Empowered Participatory Governance


    Volume IV of the Real Utopias Project. Contributions by Rebecca Abers, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Joshua Cohen, Patrick Heller, T.M. Thomas Isaac, Bradley Karkkainen, Rebecca Krantz, Jane Mansbridge, Joel Rogers, Craig W. Thomas.More

  3. Book CoverEnvisioning Real Utopias


    A leading sociologist proposes a new framework for a socialist alternative.More

  4. Book CoverGender Equality: Transforming Family Divisions of Labor


    An urgent call for real-world solutions to gender inequality: The latest volume in the acclaimed Real Utopias Project.More

  5. Book CoverRecasting Egalitarianism: New Rules for Communities, States and Markets


    Two prominent economists lead a debate to redistribute wealthMore

  6. Book CoverRedesigning Distribution: Basic Income and Stakeholder Grants as Cornerstones for an Egalitarian Capitalism


    This book explores two proposals that render contemporary capitalism dramatically more egalitarian.More

  7. Book CoverRedesigning Distribution: Basic Income and Stakeholder Grants as Cornerstones for an Egalitarian Capitalism


    This book explores two proposals that render contemporary capitalism dramatically more egalitarian.

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