No, rather than calling for the complete elimination of markets, the book proposes a fundamental restructuring of economic systems to incorporate ecological limits and social values, while maintaining useful aspects of market mechanisms where appropriate.

The author presents a gradual but comprehensive transformation that involves shifting societal values, redesigning economic institutions, and developing new metrics for success that extend beyond GDP growth, while ensuring social stability during the transition.

Individuals are portrayed as active participants in the transformation, with emphasis on their capacity to create change through conscious consumption, community engagement, and participation in new forms of economic and social organization that prioritize wellbeing over wealth accumulation.