Looking Forward: Participatory Economics for the Twenty First Century

Albert, Michael; Hahnel, Robin

ISBN 10: 0896084051 / ISBN 13: 9780896084056

Published by South End Pr, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Looking Forward: Participatory Economics for the Twenty First Century
• Publisher: South End Pr
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0896084051
• ISBN 13: 9780896084056
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

How work can be organized efficiently and productively without hierarchy; how consumption could be fulfilling and also equitable; and how participatory is planning could promote solidarity and foster self-management.

Reviews

As the yellow ribbons come down and we begin to address our domestic problems, this manifesto can serve as a useful vehicle for discussion of alternative economic arrangements. The authors do not regard the rise of market economics in "socialist" states as proof of capitalism's beneficence: the egalitarian and participatory aspects of socialism never prevailed in the perverted brand applied behind the Iron Curtain. The authors propose a communitarian alternative based on self-management, dispersed decision-making, and coordination of production with consumption. Their system exploits new information technologies and assumes a boundless cooperative spirit among participants. Scenarios describe self-managed factories, households, neighborhoods, an airport, and the book's actual publisher. Readers put off by the functional details may browse through the highlights in the margins. A useful addition for collections on alternative political and economic systems.
- Michael Stevenson, Harvard Business Sch.
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