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,P>TICIPATORY ,ECONOMICS 7P>ECON7 WAS PROPOS$ 9 TWO BOOKS 7,! ,POLITICAL ,ECONOMY ( ,P>TICIPATORY ,ECONOMICS1 & ,LOOK+ ,=W>D3 ,P>TICIPATORY ,ECONOMICS = ! ,TW5TY ,FIR/ ,C5TURY7 & HAS SOME SUPPORT AMONG AN>*I/S & AUTONOMI/S4 ,IT IS A SY/EM = MANAG+ ! ECONOMY ( 7PRES5T &7 FUTURE SOCIETY BAS$ ON A FAIR] RELATION%IP BETWE5 PRODUC] & CONSUM]4 ,:ILE IT CONT9UES TO MAKE USE ( A 7MODIFI$7 M>KET1 IT SEEKS TO ABOLI% ! P[] ( CAPITALI/S TO DICTATE ! VALUE ( \R WORK & ! CO/ ( CONSUMPTION 7I4E4 WAGES & PRICES7 BY E/ABLI%+ A DEMOCRATIC1 P>TICIPATORY ECONOMY BAS$ ON SOCIALIZ$ PRODUCTION BUT 9DIVIDUALIZ$ CONSUMPTION4 ,N[ :O C\LD >GUE ) ?AT8 

,AS SOCIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL AN>*I/S1 MEMB]S ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 9 ,BRITA9 BELIEVE ?AT A FREE1 FAIR & /ABLE SOCIETY ( ! FUTURE MU/ BE ( A P>TICUL> K9D -- AN>*I/ COMMUNISM4 ,BUT AS CLASS /RUGGLE AN>*I/S WE R>ELY SP5D A LOT ( TIME ?9K+ AB\T1 DESCRIB+ & EXP]IM5T+ ) ! =MS ( ! FUTURE SOCIETY2 WE'RE TOO BUSY FI<T+ ! ONE ?AT EXI/S TODAY4 

,?IS GIVES PEOPLE :O >E NOT AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S ! OPPORTUNITY TO IMAG9E1 TE/ & PROMOTE IDEAS :I* WILL BE READY TO H& :5 A REVOLUTION OCCURS4 

,N[ ?IS MATT]S BECAUSE IT IS LIKELY ?AT ! REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE BR\<T AB\T BY A S+LE ORGANIZATION1 BY A GR\P ( ORGANIZATIONS OR EV5 MILLIONS ( 9DIVIDUALS BELIEV+ ONE SET ( ?+S AB\T H[ SOCIETY %\LD BE ORGANIZ$4 ,IT IS LIKELY ?AT BE=E1 DUR+ & AFT] ! COLLAPSE ( CAPITALISM DOZ5S ( !ORIES & MANY PRACTICAL EXPRESSIONS ( !SE !ORIES WILL EM]GE4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 ?AT C\LD BE A V]Y GOOD ?+4 ,BUT :AT IF :AT IS PROPOS$ & ACTUALLY IMPLEM5T$ IS NOT LIB]T>IAN 9 NATURE OR HAS ! CAPACITY OR POT5TIAL TO RECREATE CAPITALISM8 ,>E WE !N TO HAVE TO FI<T A SECOND REVOLUTION AGA9/ SU* IDEAS8 ,OR DO WE *ALL5GE !M N[8 

,ONE SU* SY/EM IS CALL$ ,P>TICIPATORY ,ECONOMICS 7P>ECON74 ,IT WAS PROPOS$ 9 TWO BOOKS 7,! ,POLITICAL ,ECONOMY ( ,P>TICIPATORY ,ECONOMICS1 & ,LOOK+ ,=W>D3 ,P>TICIPATORY ,ECONOMICS = ! ,TW5TY ,FIR/ ,C5TURY7 & HAS SOME SUPPORT AMONG AN>*I/S & AUTONOMI/S4 ,IT IS A SY/EM = MANAG+ ! ECONOMY ( 7PRES5T &7 FUTURE SOCIETY BAS$ ON A FAIR] RELATION%IP BETWE5 PRODUC] & CONSUM]4 ,:ILE IT CONT9UES TO MAKE USE ( A 7MODIFI$7 M>KET1 IT SEEKS TO ABOLI% ! P[] ( CAPITALI/S TO DICTATE ! VALUE ( \R WORK & ! CO/ ( CONSUMPTION 7I4E4 WAGES & PRICES7 BY E/ABLI%+ A DEMOCRATIC1 P>TICIPATORY ECONOMY BAS$ ON SOCIALIZ$ PRODUCTION BUT 9DIVIDUALIZ$ CONSUMPTION4 ,N[ :O C\LD >GUE ) ?AT8 

,WORK & CONSUMPTION IS SELF-MANAG$4 ,PRODUCTION IS MANAG$ BY FACTORIES & WORKPLACES ORGANIZ$ 9 PRODUC] F$]ATIONS4 ,!SE DECIDE :AT !Y WILL PRODUCE1 AT :AT 9PUT CO/ 7PRICE71 & 9 :AT QUANTITY4 ,! RI<T TO CONSUME IS E>N$ ?R\< WORK1 ) SOCIETY GRANT+ 9DIVIDUALS 'CONSUMPTION %>ES' 9 RETURN = LABOR4 ,PEOPLE :O *OOSE NOT TO WORK E>N NO %>ES 7NOT EV5 DOLE7 & DON'T EAT4 ,H[ MANY CONSUMPTION %>ES WE E>N IS DECID$ COLLECTIVELY ) EA* JOB GRAD$ ACCORD+ TO ! SOCIAL CO/ ( PRODUCTION & ! EF=T REQUIR$2 BASICALLY ! LESS SOCIALLY-CO/LY ! JOB BUT ! MORE EF=T REQUIR$1 ! HI<] ! WAGES1 SORRY1 '%>E'4 ,! RELATIONS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS & SOCIETY-AT-L>GE >E M$IAT$ ?R\< PRODUC]_/WORK] & NEI<BORHOOD_/CONSUM] C\NCILS4 ,COORD9AT+ & M$IAT+ F$]ATIONS CALL$ ,IT]ATIVE ,FACILITATION ,BO>DS 7,I,F,BS71 W\LD SET PRICES BAS$ ON ! SOCIAL CO/ TO PRODUCE ?+S & WAGES BAS$ ON ! 'DISUTILITY' ( P>TICUL> K9DS ( WORK & ! EF=T 9VOLV$ 9 \R JOBS4 ,9 ORD] TO CREATE SOME BASIC LEVEL ( FAIRNESS1 EA* P]SON W\LD HAVE 'BALANC$' JOBS1 ) SOME %IT WORK1 SOME M5TAL WORK1 SOME MANUAL WORK & SO ON1 ) V>Y+ RATES ( PAY4 ,9VOLVEM5T 9 ALL ! PHASES & /AGES ( ?IS ECONOMIC PROCESS W\LD BE P>TICIPATORY & DEMOCRATIC 9 NATURE1 CREAT+ AN 9=M$1 EMP[]$ SOCIETY ( WORK]S & CONSUM]S4 

,P>ECON WAS 9V5T$ BY A GR\P ( ,AM]ICAN ?9K]S & ECONOMI/S & !RE'S A LOT MORE TO IT ?AN ?IS %ORT DESCRIPTION BUT Y\'VE GOT ! PR9CIPLES4 ,IT IS AN 9CR$IBLY COMPLEX M>KET SY/EM ?AT W\LD REQUIRE MANY MILLIONS ( PEOPLE TO OP]ATE4 ,= 9/ANCE1 !RE W\LD BE PEOPLE ACTUALLY MEASUR+ H[ H>D A JOB IS1 ASSIGN+ IT A RAT+1 BALANC+ ?AT RAT+ (F AGA9/ MILLIONS ( O!RS1 CALCULAT+ RELATIVE CO/S & 'DISUTILITIES' & !N TRY+ TO BALANCE (F ! PRODUCTIVE P[] & CONSUMPTION ( F\R OR FIVE BILLION PEOPLE 9 MILLIONS ( FACTORIES4 ,TO GIVE Y\ A FLAVOR ( ?IS1 CONSID] ?IS QUOTE FROM ONE ( ,P>ECON'S 9V5TORS TO A QUE/ION AB\T CALCULAT+ CO/-B5EFIT3 0,SAY MA/] C>P5TRY HAS A DISUTILITY RAT+ ( 4#h#d :]E #a4 IS ! AV]AGE DISUTILITY ( LABOR 9 G5]AL4 ,! 9DICATIVE PRICE ( MA/] C>P5TRY LABOR W\LD BE CALCULAT$ AS FOLL[S3 TAKE ! 9DICATIVE PRICE ?AT EM]GES FROM ! PLANN+ PROCESS -- :I* WILL BE ! ANALOG ( ! PRICE ( >ABLE L& ) #b 9*ES ( RA9 & A #c MON? GR[+ SEASON1 & JU/ LIKE ! 9DICATIVE PRICE = ?AT L& REFLECTS PRODUCTIVITY & SC>CITY AS DET]M9$ BY SUPPLY & DEM& ?R\< BIDD+ FROM ALL POT5TIAL US]S 9 ! ECONOMY -- & MULTIPLY ?AT PRICE = MA/] C>P5TRY LABOR BY 4#h#d4 ,9 ?IS WAY DISUTILITY CAN BE COMB9$ ) SC>CITY & PRODUCTIVITY TO GIVE US AN OV]ALL ASSESSM5T ( SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY CO/S ( US+ DIFF]5T K9DS ( LABOR4 ,CONSID] ! VA/ EF=T ?AT W\LD NE$ TO GO 9TO MAK+ TRILLIONS ( CALCULATIONS ( ?IS K9D 9 A MORE OR LESS 5DLESS R\ND ( PRICE- & WAGE-SETT+4 ,!N ?9K AB\T ! VA/ P[] ?AT C\LD BE WIELD$ BY ANY GR\P ( PEOPLE CONTROLL+ ?IS PROCESS4 ,?9K AB\T H[ Y\ W\LD FEEL IF A FACELESS BUREAUCRAT SOME:]E WAS DECID+ H[ MU* Y\R LABOR WAS WOR? ?IS WEEK1 ESPECIALLY IF ?AT DECISION AFFECT$ H[ WELL Y\ ATE1 OR :E!R Y\ C\LD AF=D HEAL?C>E OR S*OOL+ 7YES1 9 P>ECON Y\ HAVE TO PAY = H\S+1 FOOD1 HEAL?C>E & EV]Y?+ ELSE74 ,P>ECON USES M>KET ECONOMICS4 ,ALL M>KETS >E SUBJECT TO A S]IES ( 9FLU5CES3 ! SUPPLY ( COMMODITIES OR LABOR1 ! ASPIRATIONS ( ACTORS )9 IT1 !IR RELATIVE P[] & SO ON4 ,LIKE ALL M>KETS IT CAN BE MANIPULAT$ & CONTROLL$ & ITS OP]ATION MAY NOT ALWAYS BE FAIR4 ,M>KETS HAVE ABILITY TO CONF] POLITICAL P[] ON ?OSE :O CONTROL !M4 ,& ?AT POLITICAL P[] CAN BE US$ TO DEF5D OR EXT5D \R CONTROL OV] ! M>KET4 

,! P>ECONOMI/S >GUE ?AT ! SOCIAL PROBLEMS ?AT >ISE FROM A W> BETWE5 ! CLASSES 79 ! P>ECON WORLD1 BETWE5 PRODUC] F$]ATION1 CONSUM] F$]ATIONS & ,I,F,BS7 JU/ W\LDN'T OCCUR4 ,!Y >GUE ?AT 9 A BALANC$ ECONOMY LIKE P>ECON1 Y\ CAN ONLY GET HI<] CONSUMPTION %>ES OR L[] PRICES BY 9CREAS+ ! OV]ALL SIZE ( ! CAKE1 :I* IS GOOD BECAUSE EV]YONE B5EFITS DON'T !Y8 ,?IS IS ! CLASSIC >GUM5T ( CAPITALI/S IF Y\ ?9K AB\T IT4 ,P>ECONOMI/S SAY ?IS3 0,9 P>ECON1 EV]YONE GETS A %>E ( 9COME BAS$ ON ! EF=T & SACRIFICE !Y EXP5D 9 WORK0 7,YES1 ,BOSS74 ,OR ?IS3 0,!RE IS NO WAY TO AGGR&IZE SELF OR A GR\P )\T B5EFIT+ EV]YONE4 ,= ME TO GET AHEAD1 ! TOTAL PRODUCT MU/ GR[ OR ,I HAVE TO EXP5D MORE EF=T & SACRIFICE1 :I* IS FAIR 5\<40 ,! CAPITALI/ SAYS3 0,IF ,I WORK H>D & 9CREASE ! TOTAL WEAL? 9 ! WORLD1 :Y %\LDN'T ,I GET AHEAD1 Y\ B5EFIT TOO40 ,WELL YES1 BUT N[ Y\'RE RI* & P[]FUL & WE'RE NOT4 ,9 AN ,F,A,Q AB\T 'DISS5T'1 A P>ECONOMI/ EXPLA9$ ?AT IF Y\ HAD A DISS5T+ VIEW FROM ! MAJORITY1 Y\ /ILL MI<T BE ABLE TO P]SUADE Y\R LOCAL PRODUC] F$]ATION TO GIVE Y\ ! MEANS TO EXPRESS Y\R DISS5T ?R\<1 SAY1 A RADICAL MAGAZ9E1 IF !Y ?\<T DISS5T WAS USEFUL TO SOCIETY4 ,MI<T !Y BE P]SUAD$ BY PROPAG&A1 BRIB]Y OR ?REATS8 ,Y\ BET*A6 ,SO UND] P>ECON1 DISS5T CAN BE /IFL$ BY BE+ D5I$ ! PHYSICAL MEANS TO EXPRESS ITSELF UNLESS Y\ HAVE ! MEANS ( P]SUASION TO H&4 ,9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS ) MONEY 7& ?AT'S :AT CONSUMPTION %>ES >E71 CAN 9FLU5CE SOCIETY 9TO BELIEV+ P>TICUL> ?+S & TAK+ DECISIONS BAS$ ON ?AT BELIEF4 ,= 9/ANCE3 0,5TREPR5EURS LIKE ME CAN RUN Y\R S*OOLS MORE EFFICI5TLY ?AN ! $UCATION F$]ATIONS60 ,P>ECONOMI/S HAVE NO IDEOLOGICAL DEF5SE AGA9/ SU* A PROPOSAL4 ,!Y SIMPLY SAY1 0,IF IT'S TRUE1 SOCIETY B5EFITS SO LET HIM DO IT4 ,IF IT'S NOT TRUE1 SOCIETY WILL F9D HIM \T & TAKE AWAY HIS RI<T TO RUN ! S*OOL04 ,YEAH1 SURE6 ,! ABILITY ( 'SOCIETY' TO RECLAIM BADLY-US$ RES\RCES FROM !IR '[N]S' OR 'US]S' IS 5TIRELY DEP5D5T ON ! P[] ( ORD9>Y PEOPLE V]SUS ! P[] ( ! [N+ & MANAG]IAL CLASSES4 ,SUPPOSE ,I HAD TAK5 ! PRUD5T /EP ( SAY+3 0,I CAN PROVIDE NATIONAL SECURITY & P]SONAL PROTECTION AT HALF-PRICE4 ,LET ME RUN Y\R >MY & POLICE =CE0 FIR/8 ,AFT] ALL1 ?AT'S :AT ! FIR/ MON>*S1 PRIE/S & *IEFTA9S DID4 ,:AT !N8 

,P>ECON HAS )9 IT ! SCOPE = L>GE 9EQUALITIES S9CE IT ALL[S PEOPLE TO ACCUMULATE WEAL? OV] TIME & ITS ONLY DEF5SE AGA9/ PEOPLE OR GR\PS TAK+ CONTROL ( P>TS ( ! ECONOMY & US+ IT = !IR P]SONAL B5EFIT IS ?AT ! RE/ ( US W\LDN'T LET !M4 ,IF TRUE1 WE W\LDN'T BE 9 ! MESS WE >E TODAY4 ,9 P>ECON SOCIETY1 WORK]S C\NCILS & PRODUC] F$]ATIONS CONTROL ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION2 AFT] ALL1 !Y >E 9 PHYSICAL POSSESSION ( ! M9ES1 FACTORIES & TRANSPORT SY/EMS4 ,! F$]ATIONS EXI/1 9 P>T1 TO GET ! HI<E/ PRICE !Y CAN = !IR MEMB]'S LABOR4 ,! IT]ATIONS BETWE5 CONSUM]1 PRODUC] & COORD9ATOR CAN EASILY BECOME NEGOTIATIONS 9 :I* MONOPOLY ( ! PRODUCTIVE P[] CAN BE US$ TO B>GA9 UP CONSUMPTION %>ES 7WAGES7 & B>GA9 D[N PRICES4 ,CONSUM]S MAY BE ABLE TO RESI/ PRICE-FIX+ = 'LUXURY' ITEMS BUT :AT AB\T BREAD8 

,MANY PEOPLE FASC9AT$ BY P>ECON ASK W\LD !RE BE A GOV]NM5T TO CONTROL ALL ?IS8 ,P>ECONOMI/S REPLY ?AT GOV]NM5T EXI/S TO CORRECT M>KET DEFICI5CIES OR SUPPLY GOODS 7LIKE NATIONAL DEF5SE OR HEAL?C>E7 ?AT M>KETS >E BAD AT SUPPLY+4 ,9 ! P]FECT WORLD ( ! P>ECON1 !SE GOODS CAN BE SUPPLI$ BY ! PRODUC] F$]ATIONS4 ,BUT !RE WILL /ILL1 APP>5TLY1 BE A NE$ = POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS TO MAKE DECISIONS AB\T3 0W> & PEACE1 :E!R DRUGS >E LEGAL OR NOT1 :AT ! RULES & PROC$URES ( ! CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM WILL BE1 IMMIGRATION POLICY1 ETC04 ,P>ECONOMI/S T5D TO >GUE ?AT ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC SPH]ES W\LD BE L>GELY SEP>ATE4 ,BUT POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS MAK+ POLICY DECISIONS DO 9TRUDE 9TO ! ECONOMIC >5A4 ,IMMIGRATION POLICY DET]M9ES ! SUPPLY ( LABOR & ! CO/ TO LOCAL ECONOMIES ( LOS+ OR GA9+ WORK]S4 ,DRUGS POLICY CAN MAKE C]TA9 PRODUCTS ILLEGAL & CLOSE D[N ! FACTORIES PRODUC+ !M4 ,A CRIM9AL JU/ICE SY/EM C\LD DECL>E 'ECONOMIC SABOTAGE' 7/RIKES7 ILLEGAL4 ,P>ECON DOES NOT SEEM TO RULE \T POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,!Y C\LD CAPTURE !SE 9/ITUTIONS :OLESALE1 US+ ! ECONOMIC & ORGANIZATIONAL P[] ( SUPPORTIVE PRODUC] F$]ATIONS TO BLACKMAIL ! RE/ ( SOCIETY OR P]SUADE US TO VOTE ',SOCIALI/ ,WORK] ,= ,A ,FAIR ,SOCIETY6' ,P>ECONOMI/S SEEM TO IGNORE 5TIRELY ! LESSONS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION AB\T H[ A TI<TLY ORGANIZ$1 IDEOLOGICAL FACTION C\LD TAKE OV] ECONOMIC & POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS 9 A SUPPOS$LY FREE SOCIETY4 ,OR ! LESSONS ( ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION AB\T H[ COORD9AT+ 9/ITUTIONS LIKE BANKS1 COMMODITY & PRODUCTION BO>DS & SO ON CAN BE CAPTUR$ & US$ AGA9/ RIVAL GR\PS & ! P>TS ( ! ECONOMY !Y CONTROL1 = 9/ANCE BY BANKRUPT+ !IR FACTORIES 7& YES1 FACTORIES CAN BE BANKRUPT$ & CLOS$ 9 ! P>ECON SOCIETY74 

,P>ECON IS A SY/EM 9 :I* Y\ >E COMPELL$ TO WORK 9 ! REGULAT$ SY/EM ( ! P>ECON4 ,BUREAUCRATS E/ABLI% ! VALUE ( ! WORK Y\ DO & ! REW>D Y\ GET = ?AT WORK4 ,!Y ALSO CONTROL PRICES & ! CO/ TO Y\ ( ! ?+S Y\ NE$4 ,! SOLE ME*ANISM ( CONTROL IS \R P>TICIPATION4 :I* TO WORK IS MADE OBLIGATORY ON ALL PEOPLE3 0TIME NECESS>Y = CONSUMPTION DECISION-MAK+ W\LD BE TREAT$ LIKE TIME NECESS>Y = PRODUCTION DECISION-MAK+2 AS P>T ( ONE'S OBLIGATIONS 9 A P>TICIPATORY ECONOMY04 ,\R OBLIGATIONS6 ,5=C$ BY :O8 ,9 P>ECON1 AS ) CAPITALISM1 WAGES & PRICES >E DET]M9$ BY A S]IES ( P[] RELATION%IPS1 M$IAT$ BY A M>KET 7! ,I,F,BS74 ,IT CANNOT PREV5T WEAL?Y 5TREPR5EURS FROM TAK+ CONTROL ( P>TS ( ! ECONOMY OR P[]FUL F$]ATIONS CONTROLL+ PRICES OR EXPLOIT+ MONOPOLIES4 ,! POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS WE USE TO BALANCE P[] BETWE5 PRODUC] & [N] 7GOV]NM5T1 P>TIES ETC7 W\LD EI!R BE NON-EXI/5T OR HAVE TO BE RE-9V5T$ TO E/ABLI% NEW CONTROLS4 ,ITS ONLY OV]ALL REGULAT+ ME*ANISM IS ! AM\NT ( :AT'S AVAILABLE BUT AS WE KN[ TO \R CO/1 IT'S NOT ! SIZE ( ! GLOBAL ECONOMY ?AT MATT]S IT H[ IT IS %>$ \T ?AT SUCKS4 ,?\< ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION >E SOCIALIZ$1 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY IS NOT4 ,ACCUMULAT$ WEAL? CONF]S P[] ?AT 5ABLES PEOPLE TO GRAB1 PROTECT & 9CREASE !IR PROP]TY4 ,P>ECON DOES NOT SAY H[ IT WILL PREV5T PRIVATE [N]%IP DEVELOP+ EXCEPT TO SAY 0IT WON'T04 ,:AT IS TO /OP PROP]TY ACCUMULATION BEG9N+ ) 5TREPR5EURS TAK+ CONTROL ( PRODUCTION8 ,:AT IS TO /OP PRODUC] UNITS SELL+ 'SURPLUS' PRODUCTION \TSIDE ! REGULAT$ ECONOMY & POCKET+ ! PR(IT8 ,P>ECONOMI/S ADMIT !Y C\LD NOT /OP BLACK ECONOMIES :]E PEOPLE BUY & SELL GOODS & LABOR \TSIDE ! REGULAT$ 7SORRY IT]AT$7 ECONOMY DEVELOP+4 ,:AT !N8 ,IF Y\ WANT TO DISS5T1 Y\ MU/ ASK P]MISSION OR />VE4 ,IF Y\ WANT TO LIVE & WORK \TSIDE ! SY/EM1 P>ECON HAS LAWS = PEOPLE LIKE Y\4 

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