  In this book, we outline a model of a non-capitalist market economy based on
not-for-profit forms of business. This work presents both a critique of the
current economic system and a vision of a more socially, economically, and
ecologically sustainable economy. The point of departure is the purpose and
profit-orientation embedded in the legal forms used by businesses (e.g.,
for-profit or not-for-profit) and the ramifications of this for global
sustainability challenges such as environmental pollution, resource use,
climate change, and economic inequality. We document the rapid rise of
not-for-profit forms of business in the global economy and offer a conceptual
framework and an analytical lens through which to view these relatively new
economic actors and their potential for transforming the economy. The book
explores how a market consisting of only or mostly not-for-profit forms of
business might lead to better financial circulation, economic equality, social
well-being, and environmental regeneration as compared to for-profit markets.
