Who recommended Utopia for Realists?

3 people have recommended Utopia for Realists in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Daniel Petre, Matej Latin and Wolfgang Blau. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Utopia for Realists worth reading?

3 people we track recommend it. It is best for: a municipal policy analyst preparing a 20-minute briefing for city council next month about homelessness and income support—useful now because the book supplies short, memorable historical examples and reframing language you can use to expand the debate beyond immediate budget trade-offs; an HR director at a 200-person tech company facing rising turnover and burnout who needs to sell a 4-day/shorter-hours pilot to senior leadership—useful now because the book gives concise, debate-ready anecdotes and arguments to make the case for testing reduced hours with measurable outcomes; a grassroots campaign director running a local anti-poverty ballot initiative with limited ad budget—useful now because the book offers readable anecdotes and punchy framings that can be adapted into op-eds, talking points, and short social copy to persuade voters and local media. It may not suit: you'll likely put it down when the book keeps restating big, hopeful examples without delivering step-by-step implementation or detailed numbers—if you want technical policy depth, this isn't it; annoying if you prefer data-heavy, sceptical analysis rather than narrative-driven persuasion and moral reasoning; annoying if you dislike sweeping idealism or confident prescriptions that downplay political friction; also lacks hands-on exercises or practical toolkits.

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Utopia for Realists: Recommended by 3 People

Name: Utopia for Realists
Author: Rutger Bregman

From a universal basic income to a 15hour workweek, from a world without borders to a world without poverty ? it?s time to return to utopian thinking.Rutger Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional leftright divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come. Utopia for Realists is one of those rare books that takes ...