Parecon: Life After CapitalismVerso, 17 трав. 2004 р. - 320 стор. ‘What do you want?’ is a constant query put to economic and globalization activists decrying current poverty, alienation and degradation. In this highly praised new work, destined to attract worldwide attention and support, Michael Albert provides an answer: Participatory Economics, ‘Parecon’ for short, a new economy, an alternative to capitalism, built on familiar values including solidarity, equity, diversity and people democratically controlling their own lives, but utilizing original institutions fully described and defended in the book. |
Зміст
Introduction | 1 |
Values and Institutions | 17 |
What Is An Economy? | 19 |
Economic Values | 28 |
Judging Economies | 43 |
Participatory Economic Vision | 87 |
Ownership | 89 |
Councils | 91 |
Criticism of Parecon | 229 |
Efficiency | 231 |
Productivity | 238 |
CreativityQuality | 244 |
MeritocracyInnovation | 248 |
PrivacyFrenzy | 253 |
IndividualsSociety | 261 |
Participatory? | 265 |
Job Complexes | 103 |
Remuneration | 112 |
Allocation | 118 |
Summary and Defense | 148 |
Evaluating Parecon | 157 |
Daily Life in a Participatory Economy | 171 |
Working | 173 |
Consuming | 208 |
Allocating | 219 |
Flexibility | 275 |
Elevating Need? | 282 |
Compatibility | 286 |
Human Nature | 289 |
Asset or Debit? | 294 |
ExcitementAttainability | 300 |
Brief Bibliography | 303 |
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