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May 1, 2022 2 hr 7 min

S02E19 - David Laibman on Multilevel Democratic Iterative Coordination

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What could a democratic planned economy actually look like? David Laibman has been on the forefront of thinking about this issue for more than 30 years. Collaborative Podcast Transcription If you would like to support Future Histories by contributing to the collaborative transcription of episodes, please contact us at: [email protected] (German) Kollaborative Podcast-Transkription FAQ: shorturl.at/eL578 Shownotes David Laibman (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Laibman Website of the Science & Society Journal: https://www.scienceandsociety.com/ Laibman, David and Campbell, Al. 2022. "(En)Visioning Socialism IV: Raising the Future in Our Imaginations Before Raising It in Reality". In Science & Society, Vol. 86, No. 2. New York: Guilford Publications: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/siso.2022.86.2.137 Laibman, David. 2012. “Political Economy after Economics”. London/New York: Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Political-Economy-After-Economics-Scientific-Method-and-Radical-Imagination/Laibman/p/book/9781138803060 Laibman, David. 2002. "Democratic Coordination: Towards a Working Socialism For the New Century". In: Science & Society, Vol. 66, No. 1. New York: Guilford Publications, 116–129: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/siso.66.1.116.21016 Further Material Pat Devine (Wiki): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Devine Devine, P. 2002. "Participatory Planning Through Negotiated Coordination". In: Science & Society, Vol. 66, No. 1.No. 1. New York: Guilford Publications, 72-85: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/epdfplus/10.1521/siso.66.1.72.21001 Robin Hahnel (Wiki): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hahnel Hahnel, R. 2021. Democratic Economic Planning. New York: Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/Democratic-Economic-Planning/Hahnel/p/book/9781032003320 Michael Albert (Wiki): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Albert Albert, M. 2003: Parecon. Life After Capitalism. London/New York: Verso: https://www.versobooks.com/books/85-parecon Albert, M. und R. Hahnel. 1991. The Political Economy of Participatory Economics. Princeton: Princeton University Press: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691003849/the-political-economy-of-participatory-economics Albert, M. und R. Hahnel. 2002. "In Defense of Participatory Economics". In: Science & Society, Vol. 66, No. 1. New York: Guilford Publications, 7–21: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/pdf/10.1521/siso.66.1.7.21015 Homepage of Al Campbell: https://content.csbs.utah.edu/~al/selectedarticles.htm Campbell, A. 2002. "Democratic Planned Socialism: Feasible Economic Procedures". In: Science & Society, Vol. 66, No. 1. New York: Guilford Publications, 29–42: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/siso.66.1.29.21009 Paul Cockshott (Wiki): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Cockshott Allin Cottrell (Wiki): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allin_Cottrell Cockshott, P. und A. Cottrell. 2002. "The Relation Between Economic and Political Instances in the Communist Mode of Production". In: Science & Society, Vol. 66, No. 1. New York: Guilford Publications, 50–64: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/siso.66.1.50.21014 Cockshott, P. und A. Cottrell. 1993. Towards a New Socialism. Nottingham: Russell Press. (Book as PDF): http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/new_socialism.pdf Marx, Karl, and Engels, Friedrich. 1848. "The communist manifesto." Marx/Engels Selected Works, Vol. One, Progress Publishers, Moscow, 1969, pp. 98-137. (Open Access): https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/Manifesto.pdf Engels, Friedrich. 1872. „On Authority“. Marx-Engels Reader, New York: W. W. Norton and Co., second edition, 1978 (first edition, 1972), pp 730-733. (Open Access): https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1872/10/authority.htm Marx, Karl. 1887. "Capital Volume I". marxists.org: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/pdf/Capital-Volume-I.pdf Marx. Karl. 1878. "Capital Volume II". marxists.org: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1885-c2/index.htm Free online courses by David Harvey "Reading Marx's Capital": http://davidharvey.org/reading-capital/ John Maynard Keynes (Wiki): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes Friedrich August von Hayek (Wiki): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Hayek Hayek, F. A. 2011 [1945]. “The Use of Knowledge in Society”. Mises Daily Articles (Open Access): https://mises.org/library/use-knowledge-society Karl Mannheim (Wiki): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Mannheim 1965 Soviet economic reform (Liberman Reform) (Wiki): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Soviet_economic_reform Weber, Isabella M. 2021. “How China escaped shock therapy: The market reform debate.” Routledge: https://www.routledge.com/How-China-Escaped-Shock-Therapy-The-Market-Reform-Debate/Weber/p/book/9781032008493 Further Future Histories Episodes on related topics (German) S02E14 | Jakob Heyer zu Grundproblemen einer postkapitalistischen Produktionsweise (Part1):https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e14-jakob-heyer-zu-grundproblemen-einer-postkapitalistischen-produktionsweise-teil-1/ (German) S02E15 | Jakob Heyer zu Grundproblemen einer postkapitalistischen Produktionsweise (Part 2): https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e15-jakob-heyer-zu-grundproblemen-einer-postkapitalistischen-produktionsweise-teil-2/ S02E11 | James Muldoon on Platform Socialism: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e11-james-muldoon-on-platform-socialism/ S02E10 | Aaron Benanav on Associational Socialism and Democratic Planning: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e10-aaron-benanav-on-associational-socialism-and-democratic-planning/ (German) S01E14 | Harald Welzer zu Kapitalismus, Planwirtschaft & liberaler Demokratie:https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e14-interview-mit-harald-welzer-zu-kapitalismus-planwirtschaft-amp-liberaler-demokratie/ (German) S01E18 | Simon Schaupp zu Kybernetik und radikaler Demokratie: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e18-simon-schaupp-zu-kybernetik-und-radikaler-demokratie/ (German) S01E19 | Jan Philipp Dapprich zu sozialistischer Planwirtschaft: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e19-jan-philipp-dapprich-zu-sozialistischer-planwirtschaft/ (German) S01E38 | Ulrike Herrmann zu kapitalistischer Planwirtschaft: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e38-ulrike-herrmann-zu-kapitalistischer-planwirtschaft/ (German) S01E39 | Jens Schröter zur Gesellschaft nach dem Geld: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e39-jens-schroeter-zur-gesellschaft-nach-dem-geld/ (German) S01E47 | mit Stefan Meretz zu Commonismus: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e47-stefan-meretz-zu-commonismus/ (German) S01E51 | Timo Daum zur unsichtbaren Hand des Plans: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e51-timo-daum-zur-unsichtbaren-hand-des-plans/ S01E58 | Jasper Bernes on Planning and Anarchy: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s01/e58-jasper-bernes-on-planning-and-anarchy/ If you like Future Histories, you can help with your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/FutureHistories? 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