,! ECONOMICS ( AN>*ISM ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY ,TEXT 3 ,?IS >TICLE IS BAS$ ON A TALK GIVE AT ! ,RADICAL ,R\TES ,CONF]5CE1 0,PRACTICAL ,ECONOMICS3 ,RADICAL ALT]NATIVES TO A FAIL$ ECONOMIC SY/EM10 HELD ON ,MAY #b#c1 #b#i4 ,TO QUOTE SOMEONE :O SUMS UP ! 9TELLECTUAL TIMES 9 :I* WE LIVE1 ,S>AH ,PAL93 0,N[ IS NOT ! TIME TO EXP]IM5T ) SOCIALISM40 ,?IS1 DUR+ ! WORSE CRISIS S9CE ! #a#i#cS6 ,AN>*I/S W\LD SAY ?AT IS PRECISELY ! TIME - BUT ONLY AS LONG AS WE >E TALK+ AB\T LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM6 ,CAPITALISM 9 CRISIS 7AGA9671 & ! FAILURE ( /ATE SOCIALISM C\LD NOT BE MORE CLE>4 ,SOCIAL DEMOCRACY HAS BECOME NEO-LIB]AL 7,NEW ,LABOR8 ,NEW ,?AT*]ITES67 :ILE ?IS YE> ALSO M>KS ! #b? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! COLLAPSE ( ,/AL9ISM 9 ,EA/]N ,EUROPE4 ,) ITS /ATE CAPITALISM & P>TY DICTATOR%IP1 ,/AL9ISM MADE ! DISEASE 7CAPITALISM7 MORE APPEAL+ ?AN ! CURE 7SOCIALISM76 ,9 ?IS AN>*I/S %\LD BE FEEL V9DICAT$ - ! LIKES ( ,BAKUN9 PR$ICT$ BO? !SE \TCOMES DECADES BE=E !Y BECAME REALITY4 ,SO !RE IS AN OP5+ = A REAL ALT]NATIVE4 ,= WE MU/ NOT =GET ?AT CAPITALISM IS BUT ! LATE/ =M ( ECONOMY4 ,TO ,PR\DHON3 0! RADICAL VICE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY1 CONSI/S 444 9 AFFIRM+ AS A DEF9ITIVE /ATE A TRANSITORY CONDITION - NAMELY1 ! DIVISION ( SOCIETY 9TO PATRICIANS . & PROLETAIRES40 ,SO WE HAVE SE5 SLAVE LABOR1 FOLL[$ BY S]FDOM1 FOLL[$ BY CAPITALISM4 ,:AT IS CAPITALISM8 ,AS ,PR\DHON PUT IT1 ! 0P]IOD ?R\< :I* WE >E N[ PASS+ 444 IS DI/+UI%$ BY A SPECIAL *>ACT]I/IC3 ,W,A,G,E ,L,A,B,O,R0 70LA SAL>IAT10 TO USE ! ,FR5*MAN'S FAVORITE T]M = IT74 ,SO CAPITALISM IS AN ECONOMIC SY/EM BAS$ ON HIR$ LABOR1 ?AT IS SELL+ Y\R LABOR 7LIB]TY7 PIECEMEAL TO A BOSS4 ,= AN>*I/S1 ?IS IS BE/ CALL$ 0WAGE SLAV]Y0 ,AN>*ISM AIMS = ASSOCIAT$ LABOR1 FREE LABOR 9 O!R WORDS - ! SITUATION :]E ?OSE :O DO ! WORK MANAGE IT4 ,9 ! LONG] T]M1 ! AIM IS = ABOLITION ( WORK 7WORK_/PLAY BECOM+ ! SAME ?+74 ,TO QUOTE ,KROPOTK91 WE AIM TO 0CREATE ! SITUATION :]E EA* P]SON MAY LIVE BY WORK+ FREELY1 )\T BE+ =C$ TO SELL . WORK & . LIB]TY TO O!RS :O ACCUMULATE WEAL? BY ! LABOR ( !IR S]FS40 ,AN>*ISM WAS NOT ?\Y4 ,ITS ORIG9S1 AS ,KROPOTK9 /RESS$ 9 HIS CLASSIC WORK 0,MOD]N ,SCI5CE & ,AN>*ISM10 LIE 9 ! /RUGGLE & SELF-ACTIVITY ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE AGA9/ EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION4 ,WE DO NOT AB/RACTLY COMP>E CAPITALISM TO A BETT] SOCIETY1 RA!R WE SEE ! /RUCTURES ( NEW WORLD BE+ CREAT$ 9 /RUGGLE )91 BUT AGA9/1 CAPITALISM4 ,?US ! ASSEMBLIES & COMMITTEES CREAT$ TO CONDUCT A /RIKE >E SE5 AS ! WORKPLACE ORGANIZATIONS :I* WILL ORGANIZE PRODUCTION 9 A FREE SOCIETY4 ,TO QUOTE ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD3 ,BUILD+ ! NEW WORLD 9 ! %ELL ( ! OLD4 ,DIFF]5T S*OOLS ( AN>*ISM ,!RE >E G5]ALLY ?REE DIFF]5T S*OOLS ( AN>*ISM 7OR LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM73 ,MUTUALISM1 ,COLLECTIVISM & ,COMMUNISM4 ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALISM IS MORE A TACTIC ?AN A GOAL & SO ITS ADH]5TS AIM = ONE ( !SE ?REE 7USUALLY1 AN>*O-COMMUNISM AL?\< ,BAKUN91 :O FIR/ =MULAT$ AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ TACTICS1 CALL$ HIMSELF A COLLECTIVI/74 ,9 PRACTICE1 ( C\RSE1 DIFF]5T >EAS WILL EXP]IM5T 9 DIFF]5T S*EMES DEP5D+ ON :AT PEOPLE DESIRE & ! OBJECTIVE CIRCUM/ANCES !Y FACE4 ,FREE EXP]IM5TATION IS A BASIC LIB]T>IAN PR9CIPLE4 ,:ILE !SE ?REE S*OOLS DIFF] ON SOME ISSUES1 !Y %>E C]TA9 KEY PR9CIPLES4 ,9 FACT1 IF SOMEONE CLAIMS SOME?+ AS 0AN>*ISM0 & IT REJECTS ANY ONE ( !SE !N WE CAN SAFELY SAY IT IS NOT AN>*ISM AT ALL4 ,! FIR/ PR9CIPLE IS POSSESSION1 NOT PRIVATE PROP]TY4 ,FOLL[+ ,PR\DHON'S ,:AT IS ,PROP]TY81 USE RIIAN DI/RIBUTION ( WEAL?4 ,! SECOND IS SOCIALIZATION4 ,?IS MEANS FREE ACCESS TO WORKPLACES & L&1 SO ! 5D ( L&LORDS & BOSSES 7?IS IS SOMETIMES CALL$ 0OCCUPANCY & USE074 ,! ?IRD IS VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION1 9 O!R WORDS SELF-MANAGEM5T ( PRODUCTION BY ?OSE :O DO IT4 ,:ILE ! NAME GIV5 TO !SE WORK] ASSOCIATIONS V>Y 7COOP]ATIVES1 SYNDICATES1 COLLECTIVES1 WORK]S COMPANIES >E JU/ F\R71 ! PR9CIPLE IS ! SAME3 ONE P]SON1 ONE VOTE4 ,! LA/ KEY PR9CIPLE IS FREE F$]ATION4 ,?IS IS BAS$ ON FREE ASSOCIATION1 :I* IS ESS5TIAL = ANY DYNAMIC ECONOMY1 & SO HORIZONTAL L9KS BETWE5 PRODUC]S AS WELL AS F$]ATIONS = COORD9ATION ( JO9T 9T]E/S4 ,IT W\LD BE ROOT$ 9 DEC5TRALIZATION 7AS BO? CAPITALI/ FIRMS & ! ,/AL9I/ ECONOMIES PROVE1 C5TRALIZATION DOES NOT WORK74 ,IT W\LD BE ORGANIZ$ FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 BY MEANS ( M&AT$ & RECALLABLE DELEGATES ,BAKUN9 SUMM>IZ$ ?IS K9D ( ECONOMY WELL :5 HE /AT$ ?AT ! 0L& BELONGS TO ONLY ?OSE :O CULTIVATE IT ) !IR [N H&S2 TO ! AGRICULTURAL COMMUNES 444 ! TOOLS ( PRODUCTION BELONG TO ! WORK]S2 TO ! WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS40 ,! RATIONALE = DECISION MAK+ BY !SE SELF-MANAG$ WORKPLACES W\LD BE AS DIFF]5T FROM CAPITALISM AS !IR /RUCTURE4 ,TO QUOTE ,KROPOTK91 ECONOMICS 9 A SANE SOCIETY %\LD BE ! 0/UDY ( ! NE$S ( MANK9D1 & ! MEANS ( SATISFY+ !M ) ! LEA/ POSSIBLE WA/E ( HUMAN 5]GY40 ,!SE DAYS WE W\LD NE$ TO ADD ECOLOGICAL CONSID]ATIONS - & IT IS C]TA9 ?AT ,KROPOTK9 W\LD HAVE AGRE$ 7HIS CLASSIC ,FIELDS1 ,FACTORIES & ,WORK%OPS HAS AN OBVI\S ECOLOGICAL P]SPECTIVE1 EV5 IF HE DOES NOT USE ! T]M74 ,CRITIQUE ( ,PROP]TY ,TO UND]/& AN>*I/ VISIONS ( A FREE ECONOMY1 Y\ NE$ TO UND]/& ! AN>*I/ CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM4 ,AS IS WELL KN[N1 ,PR\DHON PROCLAIM$ ?AT 0PROP]TY IS !FT40 ,BY ?AT HE MEANT TWO ?+S4 ,FIR/1 ?AT L&LORDS *>G$ T5ANTS = ACCESS TO ! MEANS ( LIFE4 ,?US R5T IS EXPLOITATIVE4 ,SECOND1 ?AT WAGE LABOR RESULTS 9 EXPLOITATION4 ,WORK]S >E EXPECT$ TO PRODUCE MORE ?AN !IR WAGES4 ,TO QUOTE ,PR\DHON3 ,:OEV] LABORS BECOMES A PROPRIETOR - ?IS IS AN 9EVITABLE D$UCTION FROM ! PR9CIPLES ( POLITICAL ECONOMY & JURISPRUD5CE4 ,& :5 ,I SAY PROPRIETOR1 ,I DO NOT MEAN SIMPLY 7AS DO \R HYPOCRITICAL ECONOMI/S7 PROPRIETOR ( HIS ALL[ANCE1 HIS SAL>Y1 HIS WAGES1 - ,I MEAN PROPRIETOR ( ! VALUE HIS CREATES1 & BY :I* ! MA/] ALONE PR(ITS 444 ,! LABOR] RETA9S1 EV5 AFT] HE HAS RECEIV$ HIS WAGES1 A NATURAL RI*ICAL SOCIAL RELATION%IPS & ?IS AU?ORITY /RUCTURE ALL[S !M TO BOSS WORK]S >\ND1 5SUR+ ?AT !Y >E EXPLOIT$4 ,TO QUOTE ,PR\DHON AGA93 ,DO Y\ KN[ :AT IT IS TO BE A WAGE-WORK]8 ,IT IS TO LABOR UND] ANO!R1 WAT*FUL = HIS PREJUDICES EV5 MORE ?AN = HIS ORD]S4 444 ,IT IS TO HAVE NO M9D ( Y\R [N 444 TO KN[ NO /IMULUS SAVE Y\R DAILY BREAD & ! FE> ( LOS+ Y\R JOB4 ,! WAGE-WORK] IS A MAN TO :OM ! PROP]TY [N] :O HIRES HIM SAYS3 ,:AT Y\ >E TO DO IS TO BE NONE ( Y\R BUS9ESS2 Y\ HAVE NO?+ TO CONTROL 9 IT4 ,TO A*IEVE ?IS1 AS NOT$ ABOVE1 USE RI*ISM ABOLI%ES PRIVATE [N]%IP ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION1 & ) IT GOES CAPITALI/IC BUS9ESS4 ,P]SONAL POSSESSION REMA9S ONLY 9 ! ?+S Y\ USE4 ,?US1 Y\R WAT* IS Y\R [N1 BUT ! WAT* FACTORY BELONGS TO ! PEOPLE4 ,L&1 MA*9]Y1 & ALL O!R PUBLIC UTILITIES WILL BE COLLECTIVE PROP]TY1 NEI!R TO BE B\GE ( ! COAL M9ES1 NOT AS [N]S BUT AS ! OP]AT+ AG5CY4 ,SIMIL>LY WILL ! RAILROAD BRO!RHOODS RUN ! RAILROADS1 & SO ON4 ,COLLECTIVE POSSESSION1 COOP]ATIVELY MANAG$ 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! COMMUNITY1 WILL TAKE ! PLACE ( P]SONAL [N]%IP PRIVATELY CONDUCT$ = PR(IT4 ,PR\DHON SUMM>IZ$ ?IS WELL AS 0POSSESSORS )\T MA/]S40 ,SOCIALIZATION ,:ILE NOT ALL AN>*I/S HAVE US$ ! T]M 0SOCIALIZATION10 ! FACT ?IS IS ! NECESS>Y F\NDATION = A FREE SOCIETY &1 UNSURPRIS+LY1 ! CONCEPT 7IF NOT ! WORD7 IS AT ! BASE ( AN>*ISM4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE IT 5SURES UNIV]SAL SELF-MANAGEM5T BY ALL[+ FREE ACCESS TO ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,AS ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN & ,JOHN ,MO/ >GU$1 IT 0LOGICALLY EXCLUDES ANY & EV]Y RELATION BETWE5 MA/] & S]VANT40 ,?IS HAS BE5 AN AN>*I/ POSITION AS LONG AS AN>*ISM HAS BE5 CALL$ AN>*ISM4 ,?US WE F9D ,PR\DHON >GU+ 9 #ahd ?AT 0! L& IS 9DISP5SABLE TO \R EXI/5CE0 & 0CONSEQU5TLY A COMMON ?+1 CONSEQU5TLY 9SUSCEPTIBLE ( APPROPRIATION0 & ?AT 0ALL ACCUMULAT$ CAPITAL BE+ SOCIAL PROP]TY1 NO ONE CAN BE ITS EXCLUSIVE PROPRIETOR40 ,?IS MEANS 0! F>M] DOES NOT APPROPRIATE ! FIELD :I* HE S[S0 & 0ALL CAPITAL 444 BE+ ! RESULT ( COLLECTIVE LABOR0 IS 0COLLECTIVE PROP]TY40 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 ,PR\DHON >GU$ = 0DEMOCRATICALLY ORGANIZ$ WORK]S ASSOCIATIONS0 & ?AT 0.ND] ! LAW ( ASSOCIATION1 TRANSMISSION ( WEAL? DOES NOT APPLY TO ! 9/RUM5TS ( LABOR1 SO CANNOT BECOME A CAUSE ( 9EQUALITY40 ,AS ECONOMI/ ,DAVID ,ELL]MAN EXPLA9S1 ! DEMOCRATIC WORKPLACE IS A SOCIAL COMMUNITY1 A COMMUNITY ( WORK RA!R ?AN A COMMUNITY RESID5CE4 ,IT IS A REPUBLIC1 OR RES PUBLICA ( ! WORKPLACE4 ,! ULTIMATE GOV]NANCE RIE ASSIGN$ AS P]SONAL RIKET1 SIMPLY PEOPLE LOOK+ = ASSOCIATIONS TO JO9 & ASSOCIATION LOOK+ = ASSOCIATES4 ,WAGE-LABOR W\LD BE A ?+ ( ! PA/ & REPLAC$ BY SELF-MANAGEM5T4 ,?IS IS SOMETIMES T]M$ 0WORK]S' CONTROL0 OR1 9 ! WORDS ( ,PR\DHON1 09DU/RIAL DEMOCRACY0 & ! TURN+ ( WORKPLACES 9TO 0LITTLE REPUBLICS ( WORK]S40 ,= ,KROPOTK91 A LIB]T>IAN ECONOMY W\LD BE BAS$ ON 0ASSOCIATIONS ( M5 & WOM5 :O 444 WORK ON ! L&1 9 ! FACTORIES1 9 ! M9ES1 & SO ON1 .<>E.> !MSELVES ! MANAG]S ( PRODUCTION40 ,?IS W\LD BE BAS$ ON ONE MEMB]1 ONE VOTE 7& SO EGALIT>IAN /RUCTURES & RESULTS72 ADM9I/RATIVE /AFF ELECT$ & RECALLABLE2 9TEGRATION ( MANUAL & 9TELLECTUAL WORK2 & DIVISION ( WORK RA!R ?AN DIVISION ( LABOR4 ,?US1 AS ,PR\DHON SUGGE/$1 WORKPLACES 0>E ! COMMON & UNDIVID$ PROP]TY ( ALL ?OSE :O TAKE P>T !RE90 RA!R ?AN 0COMPANIES ( /OCKHOLD]S :O PLUND] ! BODIES & S\LS ( ! WAGE WORK]S40 ,?IS MEANT FREE ACCESS1 ) 0EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL EMPLOY$ 9 ! ASSOCIATION0 HAV+ 0AN UNDIVID$ %>E 9 ! PROP]TY ( ! COMPANY0 & HAS 0A RIE ELECTIVE1 & ! BY-LAWS SUBJECT TO ! APPROVAL ( ! MEMB]S40 ,:ILE !SE PR9CIPLES UND]LIE ALL S*OOLS ( AN>*ISM1 !RE >E DIFF]5CES BETWE5 !M4 ,MUTUALISM ,! FIR/ S*OOL ( AN>*ISM WAS MUTUALISM1 MO/ FAM\SLY ASSOCIAT$ ) ,PR\DHON4 ,?IS SY/EM HAS M>KETS4 ,?IS DOES NOT IMPLY CAPITALISM1 AS M>KETS >E NOT :AT DEF9E ?AT SY/EM4 ,M>KETS PRE-DATE CAPITALISM BY ?\S&S ( YE>S4 ,:AT MAKES CAPITALISM UNIQUE IS ?AT IT HAS ! PRODUCTION ( COMMODITIES & WAGE LABOR4 ,SO MUTUALISM IS BAS$ ON PRODUC+ COMMODITIES1 BUT ) WAGE LABOR REPLAC$ BY SELF-EMPLOYM5T & COOP]ATIVES4 ,?IS IMPLIES ?AT DI/RIBUTION IS BY WORK DONE1 BY DE$ RA!R ?AN NE$4 ,WORK]S W\LD RECEIVE ! FULL PRODUCT ( !IR LABOR1 AFT] PAY+ = 9PUTS FROM O!R COOP]ATIVES4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT COOP]ATIVES W\LD NOT 9VE/1 SIMPLY ?AT ASSOCIATION AS A :OLE W\LD DET]M9E :AT FRACTION ( !IR COLLECTIVE 9COME W\LD BE DI/RIBUT$ TO 9DIVIDUAL MEMB]S & W\LD BE RETA9$ = USE BY ! COOP]ATIVE4 ,IT %\LD BE NOT$ H]E ?AT NEO-CLASSICAL ECONOMICS >GUES ?AT COOP]ATIVES PRODUCE HI< UNEMPLOYM5T4 ,H[EV]1 LIKE ! RE/ ( ?IS IDEOLOGY ?IS IS BAS$ ON FALSE ASSUMPTIONS & IS1 ULTIMATELY1 A !ORY :OSE PR$ICTIONS HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO?+ TO DO ) ! OBS]V$ FACTS4 ,AS WELL AS COOP]ATIVES1 ! O!R KEY IDEA ( MUTUALISM IS FREE CR$IT4 ,A ,PEOPLE'S ,BANK W\LD BE ORGANIZ$ & W\LD *>GE 9T]E/ RATES COV]+ CO/S 7NE> .074 ,?IS W\LD ALL[ WORK]S TO CREATE !IR [N MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,AGA91 NEO-CLASSICAL ECONOMICS SUGGE/ ?AT !RE W\LD BE A PROBLEM ( 9FLATION AS MUTUAL BANKS W\LD 9CREASE ! MONEY SUPPLY BY CREAT+ CR$IT4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS IS FLAW$ AS CR$IT IS NOT CREAT$ WILLY-NILLY BUT 0RATION$10 I4E41 GIV5 TO PROJECTS :I* >E EXPECT$ TO PRODUCE MORE GOODS & S]VICES4 ,?US IT W\LD NOT BE A CASE ( MORE & MORE MONEY *AS+ A SET NUMB] ( GOODS BUT RA!R MONEY BE+ US$ TO CREATE MORE & MORE GOODS4 ,LA/LY1 !RE IS ! AGRO-9DU/RIAL F$]ATION4 ,PR\DHON WAS WELL AW>E ( ! PROBLEMS FAC$ BY ISOLAT$ COOP]ATIVES & SO SUGGE/$ ASSOCIATIONS ORGANIZE A F$]ATION TO R$UCE RISK BY CREAT+ SOLID>ITY1 MUTUAL AID & SUPPORT4 ,AS ALL 9DU/RIES >E 9T]RELAT$1 IT MAKES S5SE = !M TO SUPPORT EA* O!R4 ,9 ADDITION1 ! F$]ATION WAS SE5 AS A WAY TO /OP RETURN ( CAPITALISM BY M>KET =CES4 ,IT W\LD ALSO BE = PUBLIC S]VICES 7SU* AS RAILWAYS1 ROADS1 HEAL? C>E & SO =?7 :I* W\LD BE COMMUNALLY [N$ & RUN BY WORK]S COOP]ATIVES4 ,MUTUALISM IS RE=MI/ 9 /RATEGY1 AIM+ TO REPLACE CAPITALISM BY MEANS ( ALT]NATIVE 9/ITUTIONS & COMPETITION4 ,FEW AN>*I/S SUBSCRIBE TO ?AT P]SPECTIVE4 ,COLLECTIVISM ,! NEXT S*OOL ( AN>*I/ ECONOMICS IS COLLECTIVISM1 MO/ FAM\SLY ASSOCIAT$ ) ,BAKUN94 ,IT IS SIMIL> TO MUTUALISM1 LESS M>KET BAS$ 7AL?\< /ILL BAS$ ON DI/RIBUTION BY DE$74 ,H[EV]1 IT HAS MORE COMMUNI/IC ELEM5TS & MO/ ( ITS ADH]5TS ?9K IT WILL EVOLVE 9TO LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM4 ,SO IT CAN BE CONSID]$ AS A HALF-WAY H\SE BETWE5 MUTUALISM & COMMUNISM1 ) ELEM5TS ( BO?4 ,AS SU*1 IT WILL NOT BE DISCUSS$ H]E AS ITS FEATURES >E COV]$ 9 !SE TWO4 ,LIKE LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM1 IT IS REVOLUTION>Y1 CONSID]+ ?AT CAPITALISM CANNOT BE RE=M$4 ,COMMUNISM ,FIR/1 ?IS IS NOT LIKE ,/AL9ISM_/,L59ISM6 ,?AT WAS /ATE CAPITALISM & NOT REMOTELY COMMUNI/IC1 NEV] M9D LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/4 ,MO/ AN>*I/S >E LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/S & ! !ORY IS MO/ FAM\SLY ASSOCIAT$ ) ,KROPOTK94 ,UNLIKE MUTUALISM & COLLECTIVISM1 !RE >E NO M>KETS4 ,IT IS BAS$ ON ! ABOLITION ( MONEY OR EQUIVAL5TS 7SU* AS LABOR NOTES74 ,SO NO WAGE LABOR ,& NO WAGES SY/EM 70,FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR ABILITIES1 TO EA* ACCORD+ TO !IR NE$S074 ,COMMUNI/-AN>*ISM EXT5DS COLLECTIVE POSSESSION TO ! PRODUCTS ( LABOR4 ,?IS DOES NOT MEAN WE %>E TOO?BRU%ES BUT SIMPLY ?AT GOODS >E FREELY AVAILABLE TO ?OSE :O NE$ IT4 ,TO QUOTE ,KROPOTK93 0,COMMUNISM1 BUT NOT ! MONA/IC OR B>RACK-ROOM ,COMMUNISM =M]LY ADVOCAT$ .1 BUT ! FREE ,COMMUNISM :I* PLACES ! PRODUCTS REAP$ OR MANUFACTUR$ AT ! DISPOSAL ( ALL1 LEAV+ TO EA* ! LIB]TY TO CONSUME !M AS HE PLEASES 9 HIS . [N HOME40 ,!SE AN>*I/S URGE ! ABOLITION ( MONEY BECAUSE !RE >E MANY PROBLEMS ) M>KETS AS SU*1 PROBLEMS :I* CAPITALISM UND\BT$LY MAKES WORSE BUT :I* W\LD EXI/ EV5 9 A NON-CAPITALI/ M>KET SY/EM4 ,MO/ OBVI\SLY1 9COME DOES NOT REFLECT NE$S & A JU/ SOCIETY W\LD RECOGNIZE ?IS4 ,MANY NE$S CANNOT BE PROVID$ BY M>KETS 7PUBLIC GOODS & EFFICI5T HEAL? C>E1 MO/ OBVI\SLY74 ,M>KETS BLOCK 9=MATION REQUIR$ = S5SIBLE DECISION MAK+ 7?AT SOME?+ CO/S ,G,B,P#e DOES NOT TELL Y\ H[ MU* POLLUTION IT CO/S OR ! CONDITIONS ( ! WORKPLACE :I* CREAT$ IT74 ,!Y ALSO SY/EMATICALLY REW>D ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITY 7FIRMS :I* IMPOSE EXT]NALITIES CAN L[] PRICES TO RAISE PR(ITS & BE REW>D$ BY 9CREAS$ M>KET %>E AS A RESULT74 ,M>KET =CES PRODUCE COLLECTIVELY IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR AS A RESULT ( ATOMI/IC 9DIVIDUAL ACTIONS 7E4G41 COMPETITION CAN RESULT 9 PEOPLE WORK+ H>D] & LONG] TO SURVIVE ON ! M>KET AS WELL AS CAUS+ OV]-PRODUCTION & CRISIS AS FIRMS REACT TO ! SAME M>KET SIGNALS & FLOOD 9TO A M>KET74 ,! NE$ = PR(ITS ALSO 9CREASES UNC]TA9TY & SO ! POSSIBILITY ( CRISIS & ITS RESULT+ SOCIAL MIS]Y4 ,RA!R ?AN COMP>+ PRICES1 RES\RCE ALLOCATION 9 AN>*O-COMMUNISM W\LD BE BAS$ ON COMP>+ ! USE VALUES ( SPECIFIC GOODS AS WELL AS !IR RELATIVE SC>CITIES4 ,! USE-VALUES COMP>$ W\LD BE BO? POSITIVE 7I4E41 H[ WELL DOES IT MEET ! REQUIREM5TS7 & NEGATIVE 7I4E41 :AT RES\RCES DOES IT USE IT1 :AT POLLUTION DOES IT CAUSE1 H[ MU* LABOR IS EMBODI$ 9 IT1 & SO ON74 ,9 ?IS WAY ! ACTUAL CO/ 9=MATION MORE (T5 !N NOT HIDD5 BY ! PRICE CAN BE COMMUNICAT$ & US$ TO MAKE S5SIBLE DECISIONS4 ,SC>CITY W\LD BE 9DICAT$ BY SYNDICATES COMMUNICAT+ H[ MANY ORD]S !Y >E RECEIV+ COMP>$ TO !IR NORMAL CAPACITY - AS SYNDICATES GET MORE ORD]S1 !IR PRODUCT'S SC>CITY 9DEX W\LD RISE SO 9=M+ O!R SYNDICATES TO SEEK SUB/ITUTES = ! GOODS 9 QUE/ION4 ,EVID5CE ,F9E1 IT WILL BE SAID1 BUT ?AT IS JU/ WI%FUL ?9K+6 ,NOT TRUE AS ! EMPIRICAL EVID5CE IS OV]:ELM+ = LIB]T>IAN ECONOMIC IDEAS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 WORK]S' P>TICIPATION 9 MANAGEM5T & PR(IT %>+ 5HANCE PRODUCTIVITY4 ,WORK]-RUN 5T]PRISES >E MORE PRODUCTIVE ?AN CAPITALI/ FIRMS4 ,A /AGG]+ #id P]C5T ( #bbf /UDIES 9TO ?IS ISSUE %[$ A POSITIVE IMPACT1 ) #f P]C5T BE+ /ATI/ICALLY SIGNIFICANT4 ,9T]E/+LY1 = EMPLOYEE [N]%IP TO HAVE A /RONG IMPACT ON P]=MANCE1 IT NE$S WORK] P>TICIPATION 9 DECISION MAK+4 ,COOP]ATIVES1 MOREOV]1 HAVE N>R[ DIFF]5CES 9 WAGES & /ATUS 7WELL UND] #a TO #a1 COMP>$ TO #a TO #b & GREAT] 9 CORPORATIONS74 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 HI< LEVELS ( EQUALITY 9CREASE PRODUCTIVITY 7AS WORK]S DON'T LIKE SLAV+ TO MAKE O!RS RI* (F !IR LABOR74 ,:AT AB\T A LACK ( /OCK M>KET8 ,NO REAL NE$ TO DISCUSS H[ /OCK M>KETS >E BAD = ! REAL ECONOMY 9 ! CURR5T CYCLE BUT !Y >E ALSO *>ACT]IZ$ BY S]I\S COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS BETWE5 MANAG]S & %>EHOLD]S4 ,MOREOV]1 ! /OCK M>KET REW>DS %ORT-T]M PR(IT-BOO/+ OV] LONG-T]M GR[? SO LEAD+ TO OV]-9VE/M5T 9 C]TA9 9DU/RIES & 9CREAS+ RISK & GAMBL+4 ,SIGNIFICANTLY1 BANK-C5T]$ CAPITALISM HAS LESS EXTREME BUS9ESS CYCLES ?AN /OCK M>KET CAPITALISM4 ,! SUCCESSFUL COOP]ATIVES UND] CAPITALISM1 LIKE ,MONDRAGON1 >E USUALLY 9 GR\PS1 :I* %[S S5SE ( HAV+ AN AGRO-9DU/RIAL F$]ATION1 & >E (T5 ASSOCIAT$ ) !IR [N BANK+ 9/ITUTIONS 7:I*1 AGA91 %[S ! VALIDITY ( ,PR\DHON'S IDEAS74 ,!N !RE IS ! EXAMPLE ( V>I\S SOCIAL REVOLUTIONS >\ND ! WORLD4 ,NO AN>*I/ TALK W\LD BE COMPLETE ) A REF]5CE TO ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION ( #aicf & ?IS IS NO EXCEPTION4 ,YET WE DO SO = A REASON AS ?IS %[S ?AT LIB]T>IAN SELF-MANAGEM5T CAN WORK ON A L>GE-SCALE1 ) MO/ ( 9DU/RY 9 ,CATALONIA SUCCESSFULLY COLLECTIVIZ$ :ILE VA/ >EAS ( L& [N$ & MANAG$ COLLECTIVELY4 ,MORE REC5TLY1 ! REVOLT AGA9/ NEO-LIB]ALISM 9 ,>G5T9A 9CLUD$ ! TAK+ OV] ( CLOS$ WORKPLACES4 ,!SE RECUP]AT$ FACTORIES %[ ?AT :ILE ! BOSSES NE$ US1 WE DO NOT NE$ !M6 ,GETT+ !RE ,SO1 ) ! DESIRABILITY & VALIDITY ( LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM SKET*$1 ! QUE/ION BECOMES ONE ( H[ DO WE GET !RE4 ,OBVI\SLY1 ONE ELEM5TS ( ?IS W\LD BE CREAT+ & SUPPORT+ COOP]ATIVES )9 CAPITALISM4 7,PR\DHON3 0,?AT A NEW SOCIETY BE F\ND$ 9 ! HE>T ( ! OLD SOCIETY407 ,?IS C\LD 9CLUDE PROMOT+ SOCIALIZATION & COOP]ATIVES AS AN ALT]NATIVE TO CLOSURES1 BAIL\TS & NATIONALIZATION4 ,H[EV]1 MO/ AN>*I/S SEE ?AT AS JU/ A P>T ( 5C\RAG+ A CULTURE ( RESI/ANCE1 OR 5C\RAG+ COLLECTIVE /RUGGLES AGA9/ CAPITALISM & ! /ATE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 5C\RAG+ DIRECT ACTION 7/RIKES1 PROTE/S1 OCCUPATIONS1 ETC47 & 5SUR+ ?AT ALL /RUGGLES >E SELF-MANAG$ BY ?OSE )9 !M & ?AT ANY ORGANIZATIONS !Y CREATE >E ALSO SELF-MANAG$ FROM BEL[4 ,! GOAL W\LD BE = PEOPLE TO />T OCCUPY+ WORKPLACES1 H\S+1 L&1 ETC41 & SO MAK+ SOCIALIZATION A REALITY4 ,BY MANAG+ \R /RUGGLES WE LE>N TO MANAGE \R LIVES2 BY CREAT+ ORGANIZATIONS = /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! CURR5T SY/EM WE CREATE ! FRAMEWORK ( A FREE SOCIETY4 ,TOGE!R WE CAN *ANGE ! WORLD6 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #b1 #bba 3 ,! 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