Tuesday, May 11, 2010

ParEcon Questions & Answers

If not capitalism, if not socialism, if not anarchism, if not Green economics, if not Solidarity economics, then what?

Our answer is participatory economics or, for short, parecon.

We mean for participatory economics or parecon to transcend capitalism, to implement the best socialist values, to transcend what have been socialist institutions, to achieve anarchist aspirations, to be green, to promote solidarity, and to accomplish production, consumption, and allocation in a truly classless way.

We do not mean participatory economics to be a blueprint. It is not and could not be and should not be a detailed map of a better economy.

We mean for participatory economics to be a description of a new economy's institutions. We mean for participatory economics to be a description of the central features a desirable new economy will need to have to be both viable and worthy.

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