As fascinating at it is to read, it seems that discussions on planned/command economies ususally end up with a one monotlithic discourse between two people.
In an attempt to answer the OPs...
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As fascinating at it is to read, it seems that...As fascinating at it is to read, it seems that discussions on planned/command economies ususally end up with a one monotlithic discourse between two people.
In an attempt to answer the OPs...
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ckaihatsu,
From my understanding, its feasible...ckaihatsu,
From my understanding, its feasible to calculate the labour time content of every product in an economy. If we use labour time as our criterion for efficiency, the planning system can...
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Id recommend a book called "Red Plenty" by...Id recommend a book called "Red Plenty" by Francis Spufford. It's fiction, but its interspersed with some factual commentary from the author.
It basically uses a chronological series of short...
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Are you referring to the "Dictatorship of the...Are you referring to the "Dictatorship of the Proletariat"?
Or is this something specific you've heard about in a specific context?
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No one is arguing against this. That doesn't mean...No one is arguing against this. That doesn't mean that the unions should be immune from analysis as to whether they are still effective, or if they could be improved. The concept of the union...
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Unions to me demonstrate what happens when worker...Unions to me demonstrate what happens when worker militancy becomes uncoupled from any revolutionary intentions. They no longer are part of wider movement on a trajectory towards the overthrow of...
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Actually, that would be my criticism with a...Actually, that would be my criticism with a system that does NOT use some form of labour voucher, and instead promotes everything being free-access (e.g. the SPGB position)
I guess I am swayed by...
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Can you be more specific about what part of...Can you be more specific about what part of labour voucher reasoning is not fully thought through? (as alluded to in your graphic?)
Your graphic seems to imply that things produced must match up...
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Good thread, dammit I always come across these...Good thread, dammit I always come across these things too late.
A fascinatingly baffling post. Im interested to know what you are saying here. By what mechanism does the workers receiving the...
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How can you possibly say that so confidently?...How can you possibly say that so confidently? There inst some arbitrary line from millionaires to billionaires where the government cheers when companies cross it and hands them a "billionaires...
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I would agree. Capitalism's profit motive is a...I would agree. Capitalism's profit motive is a hindrance to us expanding into space. Despite the ridiculous material wealth lying about the solar system, it presently isn't a profitable enterprise to...
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To play devils advocate here, they would argue...To play devils advocate here, they would argue that there would be less monopolization. They would argue that in a free market, any cartel forming to fix/raise prices artificially would be vulnerable...
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Why will they not accept corporations acting...Why will they not accept corporations acting like a state? They are authoritarian power structures with enormous resources. In the absence of a state what is to stop them enforcing their will...
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You seem to have already made your mind up about...You seem to have already made your mind up about voluntarism superiority without having done much research about socialism or the huge variations in leftist thought.
What monopoly's are you...
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Debating An-Caps and the like....Not something limited to this forum, but I was reminded of this phenomenon when browsing through the OI board, bear with me:
When confronting various Libertarians and Free-Marketeers, we often...
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There's no consensus on how a such an economy...There's no consensus on how a such an economy would look. Nonetheless, coherent models of how things *could* be as an alternative to capitalism need to be devised IMO.
To avoid too much waffle il...
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Thanks for all your replies, long day at work so...Thanks for all your replies, long day at work so not had chance to reply myself until now.
Robbo-
I think the application of planning in places like the soviet union provide alot of...
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Maybe not the best way I could have phrased it. I...Maybe not the best way I could have phrased it. I guess im referring to any stage beyond the current mode of capitalist commodity production for market exchange, and bourgeois democracy. A developed...
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Centralization in a post capitalist economyHello all,
Interested to hear what peoples opinions are on how a socialist planned economy would be arranged, specifically on how we can integrate the political/decision making process with...
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Bourgeois
How does something being a...Bourgeois
How does something being a theoretical concept make it invalid? Wind back 800 years, and there could have been people saying the same thing about capitalism in the face of...
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Im in South East UK, where alas the revolutionary...Im in South East UK, where alas the revolutionary left at least it rather tepid.
I think anarchism is just what ive been exposed to mostly. I relate to the ideas of workers self management and...
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However moronic their views may or may not be,...However moronic their views may or may not be, their views are gaining inertia with alot of people, sadly more so than ours as far as i've encountered.
The fact is these people cant be left...
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Ahoy-hoiHello all,
Long time lurker on here, have decided to join up to try and further my understanding of all things revleft by actually talking about it sounding it out with people.
Ive skittered...
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Hi all, first post and still learning so steer me...Hi all, first post and still learning so steer me in the right direction if im misinformed.
Something that's always struck me when talking about the LTV with ancaps/"libertarians" etc, is that...