,REVIEW ( ,DEMOCRACY & ,ECONOMIC ,PLANN+ 

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,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

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,ORIG9ALLY PUBLI%$ 9 #aihh A FEW YE>S BE=E ! CRISIS 9 ,/AL9ISM1 ,PAT ,DEV9E'S MODEL ( A PLANN$ ECONOMY HAS BE5 REPUBLI%$ ) A NEW PREFACE DUR+ ! CRISIS 9 NEO-LIB]ALISM4 ,HE COMPREH5SIVELY DISCUSSES CAPITALI/ PLANN+1 C5TRAL PLANN+ & M>KET SOCIALISM BE=E SKET*+ HIS [N ECONOMIC VISION4 

,OBVI\SLY 9SPIR$ BY ,M>X1 ,DEV9E'S SY/EM IS AT ODDS ) ,M>X'S COMM5TS ON SOCIAL PLANN+ - IT RETA9S MONEY & SO ! WAGES-SY/EM 7IF NOT WAGE-LABOR7 ) 0AN 9COMES POLICY TO R5D] EFFECTIVE ! PLANN$ ALLOCATION ( RES\RCES ACCORD+ TO SOCIALLY AGRE$ PRIORITIES40 7#a#i#i7 ,DESPITE HIS CRITIQUE ( M>KET SOCIALISM1 IT RETA9S M>KETS ) ,DEV9E SQU>+ ?AT P>TICUL> CIRCLE BY 9VOK+ 0! CRUCIAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 M>KET EX*ANGE & M>KET =CES40 7#b#b7 ,! LATT] IS :5 *ANGES 9 0! PATT]N ( 9VE/M5T0 & 0! /RUCTURE ( PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY0 >E DRIV5 BY 09DIVIDUAL SELF-9T]E/1 NOT CONSCI\SLY COORD9AT$ BY !M 9 ADVANCE40 7#b#c7 ,9/EAD1 0NEGOTIAT$ COORD9ATION BODIES0 W\LD DET]M9E MAJOR 9VE/M5T DECISIONS RA!R ?AN 9DIVIDUAL PRODUCTION UNITS4 ,!SE 0W\LD NOT BE AUT>*IC1 ATOMI/IC COMPETITORS1 AL?\< !Y W\LD COMPETE0 7#b#h7 ) 0! PUR*ASE & SALE ( COMMODITIES0 7#b#c#f7 AS WORKPLACES 0(F] !IR \TPUT = SALE AT CO/-BAS$ PRICES40 7#b#d#a7 

,?US A WORKPLACE IS 0COMPLETELY AUTONOM\S ) RESPECT TO ITS DAY-TO-DAY OP]ATION & ! USE IT MADE ( ITS EXI/+ PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY0 ) ITS 09T]NAL ORGANIZATION0 BAS$ ON 0SELF-MANAGEM5T0 :ILE 9VE/M5T W\LD BE 0AGRE$ ) ITS NEGOTIAT$ COORD9ATION BODY40 7#b#b#f7 ,YET IT IS NOT EASY1 9 PRACTICE1 TO DET]M9E :AT IS & IS NOT MAJOR NEW 9VE/M5T & :AT LEVEL NEGOTIATION %\LD TAKE PLACE4 ,SO :ILE HE URGES DEC5TRALIZATION1 HIS DESIRE = 0SOCIAL [N]%IP AS A NECESS>Y CONDITION = SOCIAL CONTROL & ! ABOLITION ( EXPLOITATION & ! AN>*Y ( PRODUCTION0 7#h7 MAY WORK AGA9/ IT4 

,HIS WELL F\ND$ DESIRE TO BE 9CLUSIVE ALSO HAS P]V]SE CONSEQU5CES4 ,AS WELL AS EXI/+ 7REPRES5TATIVE7 GOV]NM5TAL BODIES !RE W\LD BE A 0*AMB] ( 9T]E/S0 7) REPRES5TATIVES FROM UNIONS1 CONSUM]S1 CAMPAIGN+ GR\PS1 ETC47 AS WELL AS PLANN+ COMMISSIONS & NEGOTIATION BODIES AT EV]Y LEVEL4 ,AT ! BASE1 A PRODUCTION UNIT'S GOV]N+ BODY W\LD REFLECT ITS WORK]S1 TRADE UNIONS1 COMMUNITY GR\PS1 CONSUM] GR\PS1 PLANN+ COMMISSIONS & NEGOTIAT$ COORD9ATION BODIES4 7#b#b#f7 ,LOOK+ AT ALL ! LAY]S & BODIES 9 ?IS MODEL1 IT IS H>D NOT TO WOND] :E!R1 ) ALL ! MEET+S & NEGOTIATION1 ANYONE W\LD HAVE TIME TO DO ANY WORK OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 REA* A DECISION6 ,IT IS F9E TO ANN\NCE ?AT 0DECISIONS 9 CAPACITY >E MADE BY NEGOTIAT$ COORD9ATION BODIES0 & ?IS 05ABLES DECISIONS TO BE COORD9AT$ EX ANTE 9 ! LI<T ( ALL ! RELEVANT 9=MATION0 7#b#b#g7 IT IS ANO!R TO MAKE IT HAPP51 P>TICUL>LY :5 SO MANY VOICES >E PROCLAIM+ ?AT !IRS IS ! RELEVANT 9=MATION6 

,ELEM5TS ( HIS VISION >E VALID1 ?\<4 ,HE IS RI<T ?AT SOCIALIZATION IS NE$$ TO 5D MA/]-S]VANT RELATIONS 9 PRODUCTION2 ?AT 0*ANGE 9 DEM& FIR/ BECOMES APP>5T0 9 0*ANGES 9 /OCKS OR ORD]S0 & PRICE *ANGES 09 RESPONSE TO *ANGES 9 DEM& >E !RE=E NOT NECESS>Y = ! PURPOSE ( PROVID+ 9=MATION AB\T ! NE$ TO ADJU/ CAPACITY0 7#b#d#b72 ?AT 0IF TACIT KN[L$GE ( EV]YONE IS TO BE MADE USE (1 :AT IS NE$$ IS A SY/EM 9 :I* EV]YONE IS ABLE TO P>TICIPATE0 & 0?IS CLE>LY /R5G!NS RA!R ?AN WEAK5S ! CASE = P>TICIPATORY SOCIALISM0 7IX72 ?AT COMPLEX ECONOMIES NE$ FREE AGREEM5TS BETWE5 WORKPLACES 7AL?\< M>KET EX*ANGE IS NOT ! ONLY =M ( CONTRACT74 ,HE IS NOT WRONG TO DESIRE SELF-MANAGEM5T1 P>TICIPATION & SOCIALIZATION 7:I* HE CORRECTLY CONTRA/S ) NATIONALIZATION7 & !RE IS A ROLE = SOCIO-ECONOMIC F$]ALISM & NEGOTIATION TO DET]M9E MAJOR 9VE/M5T DECISIONS & PRIORITIES1 BUT ,DEV9E'S PROPOSALS SEEM LIKE OV]KILL & MORE AIM$ AT APPEAS+ ,M>X'S <O/ ?AN PRES5T+ A WORKABLE VISION ( A SOCIALI/ ECONOMY4 

,DO WE NE$ BOOKS LIKE ,DEV9E'S8 ,YES1 BECAUSE DISCUSS+ VISIONS HELPS CL>IFY \R IDEAS = SOCIAL TRANS=MATION JU/ AS MU* AS LE>N+ FROM PA/ MI/AKES4 ,H[EV]1 ANY REAL REVOLUTION WILL DEVELOP ITS [N =MS & /RUCTURES & HAV+ TOO FIRM A NOTION ( :AT SOCIALISM %\LD BE CAN BE DISA/R\S - AS :5 ! ,BOL%EVIKS UND]M9$ ! FACTORY COMMITTEE MOVEM5T 9 FAVOR ( A C5TRALIZ$ SOCIAL PLANN+ SY/EM ) SO MANY REPRES5TATIVES ( 9T]E/$ P>TIES ?AT IT GR\ND TO A HALT4 ,M>X'S FEW SCATT]$ COMM5TS ON PLANN+ :]E US$ TO IMPOSE A UTOPIAN VISION ON ! CORPSE ( A G5U9E SOCIALI/IC ALT]NATIVE4 

,SOCIALI/S NE$ TO RECOGNIZE ?AT = ALL HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANALYZ+ CAPITALISM ,M>X'S VISION ( SOCIALISM IS AS FLAW$ AS HIS MEANS ( A*IEV+ IT4 ,DEV9E1 RI<TLY1 CALLS ,/AL9ISM 0/ATISM0 AS IT 0IS NOT SOCIALISM AT ALL0 BUT HE IS WRONG TO PROCLAIM IT 0A SOCIAL =MATION SUI G5]IS40 ,IT MAY HAVE BE5 0UN=ESE5 BY ,M>X0 7#a#a#f7 BUT NOT BY ,BAKUN9 :OSE W>N+S AB\T ,M>XISM W]E PRESCI5T4 ,SO :ILE ELEM5TS ( ?IS WORK WILL AID RADICALS 5VISION A SOCIALIZ$ & SELF-MANAG$ ECONOMY1 IT W\LD HAVE B5EFIT$ FROM A WID] READ+ ( 7LIB]T>IAN7 SOCIALI/ ?9K]S4 

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