Parecon Pops its Head Above the Parapet Again

[alanjjohnstone]

When Markets Cease to Control Human Economic Life

Not Michael Albert, this time, but his one-time collaborator, Robin Hahnel, in his new book A Participatory Economy, (https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1849354847/dissivoice-20)

“…Economic justice is achieved by remunerating people based on their effort and sacrifice, how much of the burden one bears. Effort and sacrifice will be judged by colleagues in the workplace…”

The Socialist Standard has a couple of articles on Parecon and the Party has directly debated Michael Albert (https://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/video/post-capitalism-parecon-or-world-without-money/)

I have repeatedly addressed Parecon (mainly Albert’s description of it) on my personal blog.

https://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2012/11/parecon-old-wine-in-new-skin_7880.html

https://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2012/11/manager-bureuacrats-and-coordinator.html

https://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2012/04/replying-to-parecon.html

https://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2010/07/michael-albert-once-more.html

https://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2008/11/another-dig-at-parecon.html

https://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2008/10/pareconitis.html

https://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2008/10/michael-alberts-failings.html

https://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2008/06/pareconfusion.html

https://mailstrom.blogspot.com/2012/04/replying-to-inclusive-democracy.html

[ALB]

Yes, a blueprint for a nightmare society where your work colleagues vote on what work you do and assess your work and your neighbours on what you consume. The ultimate surveillance society, a real “totalitarian democracy”. These people have nothing in common with us or socialism.

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