EPISODE · Feb 18, 2022 · 55 MIN
RFH Ep. 62. Participatory Economics (Parecon)––Interview with Michael Albert
from Radio Free Humanity: The Marxist-Humanist Podcast · host MHI
The co-hosts interview Michael Albert about his new book, No Bosses. He summarizes the main ideas and components of participatory economics (parecon) and discusses what’s new about his latest book. The discussion then turns to values, evaluations of what’s possible, and “old ideological scripture”––what roles do they play in working out an alternative future? Finally, Albert discusses how planning in a participatory economy would differ from central planning. Plus current-events segment on the “anti-mandate” truckers’ siege in Ottawa and the popular fightback against it.
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The co-hosts interview Michael Albert about his new book, No Bosses. He summarizes the main ideas and components of participatory economics (parecon) and discusses what’s new about his latest book. The discussion then turns to values, evaluations of what’s possible, and “old ideological scripture”––what roles do they play in working out an alternative future? Finally, Albert discusses how planning in a participatory economy would differ from central planning. Plus current-events segment on the “anti-mandate” truckers’ siege in Ottawa and the popular fightback against it.
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