By: Anonymous

Anonymous
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:11:55 +0000

On Economics
to the guy talking about market socialism- yes, the model he proposes has a lot of good to it, but I think its ultimate result would be, at best, left social democracy, and end in another failed reformist route. Though that would be a welcome development over what we have today. Personally, I think the case for decentralised planning is much stronger, more democratic and libertarian. Democracy and Economic Planning, by Pat Devine, which Anarcho has reviewed, presents probably the best case for planning. A vision which, largely, seems acceptable to both socialists and anarchists, as it could work within a stateless context, and is intended to facilitate/produce that. I think anarcho communists are probably the tendency on the anarchist left to most consistently (and I think correctly) advocate for a decentralised planned economy. If anyone here can point me in the direction of an anarchist book that makes the case for/discusses a democratically planned decentralised economy that could complement Devine's on my bookshelf, let me know.