--- product_id: 57293003 title: "Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There – from the presenter of the 2025 BBC ‘Moral Revolution’ Reith lectures (Bloomsbury Paperbacks)" price: "€ 38.00" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/57293003-utopia-for-realists-and-how-we-can-get-there-from store_origin: CY region: Cyprus --- # Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There – from the presenter of the 2025 BBC ‘Moral Revolution’ Reith lectures (Bloomsbury Paperbacks) **Price:** € 38.00 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There – from the presenter of the 2025 BBC ‘Moral Revolution’ Reith lectures (Bloomsbury Paperbacks) - **How much does it cost?** € 38.00 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.cy](https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/57293003-utopia-for-realists-and-how-we-can-get-there-from) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - FROM THE 2025 BBC REITH LECTURER 'Listen out for Rutger Bregman. He has a big future shaping the future' Observer 'A more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell' New York Times 'The Dutch wunderkind of new ideas' Guardian In Utopia for Realists , Rutger Bregman shows that we can construct a society with visionary ideas that are, in fact, wholly implementable. Every milestone of civilisation - from the end of slavery to the beginning of democracy - was once considered a utopian fantasy. New utopian ideas such as universal basic income and a fifteen-hour work week can become reality in our lifetime. From a Canadian city that once completely eradicated poverty, to Richard Nixon's near implementation of a basic income for millions of Americans, Bregman takes us on a journey through history, beyond the traditional left-right divides, as he introduces ideas whose time has come. As the 2025 BBC Reith Lecturer, Rutger Bregman will present 'Moral Revolution', a four part series: -A Time of Monsters -How To Start a Moral Revolution -A Realist's Utopia -Zoom Out Available to listen on BBC Four Review: The best non-fiction - The introduction moved me and the epilogue inspired me, everything in-between was golden brain fuel. This book has helped me understand the goings on in this world through very well-written and researched examples and insights, and helped shape some of my outlooks and opinions of the world. I now recommend this book to everyone :) Review: An excellent book - I'd recommend it to anyone - Delivered promptly; brand new, as advertised. An excellent book - I'd recommend it to anyone! Rutger Bregman is a clear thinker and a good writer, and his ideas and reflections make perfect sense to me. A basic national income, and giving money away instead of loaning it out in expectation of repayment are not popular ideas - least of all in Conservative circles - but experiments in other parts of the world prove that both work; and both enhance the prosperity of nations and individuals alike. The trouble with the Tory way of thinking is that keeping people destitute (for example via pitiful benefits, JSA and so forth) means that they can't afford to buy anything (often can't even afford to pay their bills), so they can't help sustain, never mind grow, the economy; while people have proved that they are much better able to make best use of money if they don't have the threat of foreclosure hanging over them but can use the funds to invest to best advantage. The IMF and WTO have used big loans in the past to developing nations - serviced at crippling cost financially and crucifying cost in humanitarian terms; they're doing it again now. Greece, Italy, Portugal were not 'developing countries'; they aren't in principle now; yet their economies, already in tatters from the world economic crisis, are being pulverised by huge loans at absolutely unmanageable rates of interest. Just who this is supposed to benefit, I can't imagine; many of the African recipients of such loans back in the 1970s simply had to default. If that sounds to you like a sensible way to run any economy on any scale, I can only say that it certainly doesn't sound that way to me! ## Features - Warning:Only for domestic use - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 10,896 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1 in International Taxes 4 in Professional Financial Forecasting 70 in Business & Economic History | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,829 Reviews | ## Images ![Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There – from the presenter of the 2025 BBC ‘Moral Revolution’ Reith lectures (Bloomsbury Paperbacks) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71e6sLz3QwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best non-fiction *by C***N on 11 October 2025* The introduction moved me and the epilogue inspired me, everything in-between was golden brain fuel. This book has helped me understand the goings on in this world through very well-written and researched examples and insights, and helped shape some of my outlooks and opinions of the world. I now recommend this book to everyone :) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent book - I'd recommend it to anyone *by A***R on 16 April 2017* Delivered promptly; brand new, as advertised. An excellent book - I'd recommend it to anyone! Rutger Bregman is a clear thinker and a good writer, and his ideas and reflections make perfect sense to me. A basic national income, and giving money away instead of loaning it out in expectation of repayment are not popular ideas - least of all in Conservative circles - but experiments in other parts of the world prove that both work; and both enhance the prosperity of nations and individuals alike. The trouble with the Tory way of thinking is that keeping people destitute (for example via pitiful benefits, JSA and so forth) means that they can't afford to buy anything (often can't even afford to pay their bills), so they can't help sustain, never mind grow, the economy; while people have proved that they are much better able to make best use of money if they don't have the threat of foreclosure hanging over them but can use the funds to invest to best advantage. The IMF and WTO have used big loans in the past to developing nations - serviced at crippling cost financially and crucifying cost in humanitarian terms; they're doing it again now. Greece, Italy, Portugal were not 'developing countries'; they aren't in principle now; yet their economies, already in tatters from the world economic crisis, are being pulverised by huge loans at absolutely unmanageable rates of interest. Just who this is supposed to benefit, I can't imagine; many of the African recipients of such loans back in the 1970s simply had to default. If that sounds to you like a sensible way to run any economy on any scale, I can only say that it certainly doesn't sound that way to me! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The importance of real jobs *by B***X on 13 February 2026* Very original and thought-provoking book. ## Frequently Bought Together - Utopia For Realists - Humankind: A Hopeful History --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/57293003-utopia-for-realists-and-how-we-can-get-there-from](https://www.desertcart.com.cy/products/57293003-utopia-for-realists-and-how-we-can-get-there-from) --- *Product available on Desertcart Cyprus* *Store origin: CY* *Last updated: 2026-06-12*