Devine, Pat
Democracy and Economic Planning
- ISBN 13:
- 9780745634791
- author:
- Devine, Pat
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 22.8 x 15.2 x 1.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Business, Economics, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
This wide-ranging analysis explores the nature of economic planning in both capitalist and statist societies, seeking an alternative to market forces as a means of coordinating decentralized economic decisions.
Pat Devine begins by examining the theory and practice of capitalist planning, central planning, and 'market socialism', arguing that market socialism cannot fulfill its promises. He then presents an alternative model, 'negotiated coordination', which combines system-wide with decentralized decision-making, recognizing differences of interest and incorporating a transformative dynamic.
This book offers a detailed account of how economic activity could be organized in a self-governing society, making it of interest to students of economics, politics, sociology, and geography, as well as those concerned with the nature of socialism and democracy.
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