what Miller has done is to show that sophisticated arguments can be made for something plausibly called socialism, and many of the detailed issues he examines are discussed illuminatingly ... Only Clarendon Press, it seems, can still turn out books that are good to look at and designed for easy use.

Philosophical Quarterly

Miller's discussion of deliberative democracy is noteworthy for its provocative claim that a modern nation-state can be a genuine community and for a sensitive account of the limits of toleration in a socialist democracy that is striving to maintain nationwide community ... there is much to admire in this book.

Journal of Social Policy

While the first two components contain little that is new, they constitute an excellent appraisal of the present state of the debate on the questions they examine. Miller writes clearly and succinctly, is anxious to acknowledge the strengths of his opponents' positions and to put them in perspective. Even those familiar with these debates will be grateful for such a competent and comprehensive review of the arguments, while those who want an introduction to them could hardly do better than take him as a guide.

His book enriches the literature on market socialism and offers a significant, substantive contribution to the continuing debate over socialism's future.

Co-operative Economic News Service (US), January-April 1992

The book is well written and is most suitable for upper-division and graduate students.

C. Bina, Providence College, Choice, Jul/Aug 1990