,REVIEW ( ,PR\DHON'S 0,SY/EM ( ,ECONOMIC ,CONTRADICTIONS0 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY ,TEXT 3 ,SY/EM ( ,ECONOMIC ,CONTRADICTIONSOR1 ,! ,PHILOSOPHY ( ,POV]TY ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON MADE HIS NAME ) HIS FIR/ ,MEMOIR ON PROP]TY1 #a#h#d'S 0,:AT IS ,PROP]TY80 ,AFT] TWO MORE ,MEMOIRS 9 #ahda & #a#h#d#b1 HIS NEXT MAJOR WORK WAS #a#h#d#f'S 0,SY/EM ( ,ECONOMIC ,CONTRADICTIONS0 9 :I* HE FIR/ US$ 0MUTUALISM0 TO DESCRIBE HIS LIB]T>IAN SOCIALISM 79SPIR$ BY ! WORK]S 9 ,LYONS :]E HE /AY$ 9 #a#h#d#c74 ,ONLY ! FIR/ VOLUME HAS BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,5GLI%1 AL?\< H]E ,I COV] BO?4 ,AS ) LAT] AN>*I/S1 ,PR\DHON CRITIQUES & REJECTS ! TW9 EVILS ( CAPITALISM 70MONOPOLY & :AT FOLL[S07 & NATIONALIZATION 70EXPLOITATION BY ! ,/ATE07 9 FAVOR ( 0A SOLUTION BAS$ UPON EQUALITY1 - 9 O!R WORDS1 ! ORGANIZATION ( LABOR1 :I* 9VOLVES ! NEGATION ( POLITICAL ECONOMY & ! 5D ( PROP]TY40 ,REJECT+ ! UTOPIAN SOCIALI/S & !IR VISIONS1 ,PR\DHON ANALYZ$ H[ ! ACTUAL ECONOMY WAS *ANG+ & BUILT A SOCIALISM ROOT$ 9 ?AT EVOLUTION4 ,HE >GU$ ?AT CAPITALISM WAS ! LATE/ ECONOMY ( MANY1 D5\NC+ 0! RADICAL VICE ( POLITICAL ECONOMY0 ( 0AFFIRM+ AS A DEF9ITIVE /ATE A TRANSITORY CONDITION1 - NAMELY1 ! DIVISION ( SOCIETY 9TO PATRICIANS & PROLETAIRES0 :I* IS 0DI/+UI%$ BY A SPECIAL *>ACT]I/IC3 ,W,A,G,E-,L,A,B,O,R40 ,AS POLITICAL ECONOMY DEF5DS ?IS 09ADEQUATE & TRANSITORY0 =M ( ORGANIZ+ LABOR1 IT 0IS TRULY ! !ORY ( MIS=TUNE & ! ORGANIZATION ( MIS]Y0 AS WELL AS A F]TILE S\RCE = APOLOGETICS3 0,POLITICAL ECONOMY - ?AT IS1 PROPRIET>Y DESPOTISM - CAN NEV] BE 9 ! WRONG3 IT MU/ BE ! PROLET>IAT40 ,A KEY CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIALI/ !ORY IS ,PR\DHON'S ANALYSIS ( H[ EXPLOITATION OCCURS 9 PRODUCTION4 ,LABOR1 HE >GU$1 PRODUCES VALUE ONLY AS ACTIVE LABOR 5GAG$ 9 ! PRODUCTION PROCESS3 0,LABOR IS SAID TO HAVE VALUE1 NOT AS M]*&ISE ITSELF1 BUT 9 VIEW ( ! VALUES SUPPOS$ TO BE CONTA9$ 9 IT POT5TIALLY4 ,! VALUE ( LABOR IS A FIGURATIVE EXPRESSION1 AN ANTICIPATION ( EFFECT FROM CAUSE 444 IT BECOMES A REALITY ?R\< ITS PRODUCT40 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 :5 WORK]S >E HIR$ BY A BOSS !RE IS NO GU>ANTEE ?AT ! VALUE ( ! GOODS PRODUC$ EQUALS !IR WAGE4 ,! BOSS CONTROLS BO? PRODUCT & LABOR3 0,DO Y\ KN[ :AT IT IS TO BE A WAGE-WORK]8 ,IT IS TO LABOR UND] A MA/]1 WAT*FUL = HIS PREJUDICES EV5 MORE ?AN = HIS ORD]S 444 ,IT IS TO HAVE NO M9D ( Y\R [N 444 TO KN[ NO /IMULUS SAVE Y\R DAILY BREAD & ! FE> ( LOS+ Y\R JOB4 0,! WAGE-WORK] IS A MAN TO :OM ! PROP]TY [N] :O HIRES HIM SAYS3 ,:AT Y\ HAVE TO MAKE IS NONE ( Y\R BUS9ESS2 Y\ DO NOT CONTROL IT40 ,?US ! CAPITALI/ FIRM 0) ITS HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATION0 MEANT WORK]S HAD 0P>T$ ) !IR LIB]TY0 & 0HAVE SOLD !IR >MS0 TO A BOSS :O EXPLOITS !M3 0! LABOR] 444 CREATE.1 ON TOP ( HIS SUBSI/5CE1 A CAPITAL ALWAYS GREAT]4 ,UND] ! REGIME ( PROP]TY1 ! SURPLUS ( LABOR1 ESS5TIALLY COLLECTIVE1 PASSES 5TIRELY1 LIKE ! REV5UE1 TO ! PROPRIETOR444 0,! CONSEQU5CE ( ?AT USURPATION IS ?AT ! LABOR]1 :OSE %>E ( ! COLLECTIVE PRODUCT IS CON/ANTLY CONFISCAT$ BY ! 5TREPR5EUR1 IS ALWAYS ON HIS UPP]S1 :ILE ! CAPITALI/ IS ALWAYS 9 PR(IT 444 POLITICAL ECONOMY1 ?AT UPHOLDS & ADVOCATES ?AT REGIME1 IS ! !ORY ( !FT40 ,HE CRITICALLY DISCUSSES MANY SUBJECTS - DIVISION ( LABOR1 MA*9]Y1 COMPETITION1 MONOPOLY1 ETC4 - & %[S !IR CONTRADICTIONS :5 APPLI$ )9 CAPITALISM4 ,SO MA*9]Y 0PROMIS$ US AN 9CREASE ( WEAL?0 BUT ALSO PRODUC$ 0AN 9CREASE ( POV]TY0 AS WELL AS BR++ 0US SLAV]Y0 & SO 9CREAS$ 0! ABYSS :I* SEP>ATES ! CLASS ?AT COMM&S & 5JOYS FROM ! CLASS ?AT OBEYS & SUFF]S40 ,SU* CONTRADICTIONS C\LD ONLY BE SOLV$ BY TRANSC5D+ CAPITALISM4 ,:ILE ,PR\DHON PREFACES HIS WORK ) ! ,LAT9 = 0,I %ALL DE/ROY & ,I %ALL BUILD0 !RE IS F> MORE ( ! =M] ?AN ! LAT]4 ,H[EV]1 GLIMPSES ( HIS ALT]NATIVE COME ?R\< 9 HIS CRITIQUE1 CONFIRM+ HIS CLAIM ?AT 0TO UNFOLD ! SY/EM ( ECONOMICAL CONTRADICTIONS IS TO LAY ! F\NDATIONS ( UNIV]SAL ASSOCIATION40 ,GIV5 HIS ANALYSIS ( H[ EXPLOITATION OCCURR$ 9 PRODUCTION & ! AU?ORIT>IAN NATURE ( ! CAPITALI/ WORKPLACE1 ?IS IS REFLECT$ 9 ,PR\DHON'S >GUM5TS = WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS & SOCIALIZATION4 ,AS 0ALL LABOR MU/ LEAVE A SURPLUS1 ALL WAGES . BE EQUAL TO PRODUCT0 & SO 0.Y VIRTUE ( ! PR9CIPLE ( COLLECTIVE =CE1 LABOR]S >E ! EQUALS & ASSOCIATES ( !IR LEAD]S40 ,!RE W\LD BE FREE ACCESS TO ! MEANS ( LIFE 7WORKPLACES 0%\LD ALL[ ACCESS TO ALL :O MIY TO DE/ROY 444 ! PR$OM9ANCE ( CAPITAL OV] LABOR1 TO *ANGE ! RELATIONS BETWE5 EMPLOY] & WORK]444 IT IS NECESS>Y TO ,O,R,G,A,N,I,Z,E ,L,A,B,O,R40 ,MY?S NOT)/&+1 HE CONSID]$ A RETURN TO SMALL-SCALE PRODUCTION 0RETROGRADE0 & 0IMPOSSIBLE40 ,) LABOR 0SOCIALIZ$0 & ORGANIZ$1 MUTUALISM W\LD 5SURE 0EQUALITY ( =TUNES1 VOLUNT>Y & FREE ASSOCIATION1 UNIV]SAL SOLID>ITY1 MAT]IAL COM=T & LUXURY1 & PUBLIC ORD] )\T PRISONS1 C\RTS1 POLICE1 OR HANGM540 ,ANO!R IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION TO AN>*I/ !ORY IS ,PR\DHON'S ANALYSIS ( ! /ATE AS AN 9/RUM5T ( CLASS RULE :I* CANNOT BE CAPTUR$ = SOCIAL RE=M4 ,! /ATE1 HE /RESS$1 IS 09EVITABLY 5*A9$ TO CAPITAL & DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! PROLET>IAT0 & SO 0IT IS ( NO USE TO *ANGE ! HOLD]S ( P[] OR 9TRODUCE SOME V>IATION 9TO ITS WORK+S40 ,H5CE ! NE$ = *ANGE BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES AS 0SOCIALISM L\DLY DECL>ES ITSELF AN>*I/IC0 & SOCIAL LIFE 0SPR+S UP & GR[S FROM BEL[40 ,HE WAS WELL ( ! CLASS NATURE ( CAPITALISM1 >GU+ ?AT 0! W> ?AT Y\ HAVE TO SU/A90 IS 0A W> ( LABOR AGA9/ CAPITAL2 A W> ( LIB]TY AGA9/ AU?ORITY0 & RECOGNIZ+ ! OSCILLATIONS ( PR(ITS & WAGES 0>E ! MO/ SALI5T EPISODES & ! MO/ REM>KABLE PHASES ( ! W> BETWE5 LABOR & CAPITAL04 ,?US ! 0PROBLEM BE=E ! LABOR+ CLASSES444 CONSI/S NOT 9 CAPTUR+1 BUT 9 SUBDU+ BO? P[] & MONOPOLY1 - ?AT IS1 9 G5]AT+ FROM ! B[ELS ( ! PEOPLE1 FROM ! DEP?S ( LABOR1 A GREAT] AU?ORITY1 A MORE POT5T FACT1 :I* %ALL 5VELOP CAPITAL & ! /ATE & SUBJUGATE !M40 ,:ILE Y\ MAY ?9K ,PR\DHON1 LIKE REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S1 W\LD HAVE APPLI$ ?IS 9SIGU+ !Y W\LD SIMPLY 9CREASE PRICES & 0IS NOT BY SU* ME?ODS0 ?AT WORK]S 0WILL ATTA9 TO WEAL? & - :AT IS A ?\S& TIMES MORE PRECI\S ?AN WEAL? - LIB]TY40 ,FEW AN>*I/S TODAY W\LD AGREE - & RIGUE ?AT UNIONS & WORK]S C\NCILS MU/ BE ! BASIS ( ! 0AGRICULTURAL & 9DU/RIAL COMB9ATION0 :I* ,PR\DHON >GU$ W\LD 5SURE ?AT 0P[]1 TODAY ! RUL] ( SOCIETY1 %ALL BECOME ITS SLAVE40 ,BE=E F9I%+1 ,M>X'S 0,! ,POV]TY ( ,PHILOSOPHY0 MU/ BE M5TION$4 ,:ILE ,M>X MAKES SOME VALID PO9TS 7,PR\DHON'S 0CON/ITUT$ VALUE0 IS UND]-DEVELOP$ & HIS OPPOSITION TO UNIONS IS MISGUID$71 HIS SELECTIVE QUOT+1 QUOTE TAMP]+ & FALSE ATTRIBUTION DRA9 ?OSE ( VALUE4 ,IT CAN ONLY BE TAK5 S]I\SLY IF Y\ HAVE NOT READ ,PR\DHON'S WORK AS CAN BE SE5 :5 ,M>X IGNORES HIS CRITIQUE ( B\RGEOIS RELATIONS )9 PRODUCTION & PROCLAIMS HIS 0:OLE SY/EM RE/S ON ! LABOR COMMODITY1 ON LABOR :I* IS TRAFFICK$1 B\KET SOCIALISM NE$S A 7LIB]T>IAN7 COMMUNI/ CRITIQUE1 ,M>X'S BOOK ) ITS CONFUSIONS1 DI/ORTIONS & 9V5TIONS HAS LITTLE TO (F] SU* A TASK4 ,9 CONTRA/1 ,PR\DHON'S CRITIQUES ( /ATE SOCIALISM HAVE PROV5 PRESCI5T4 ,M>X'S TASK WAS AID$ BY ! BOOK BE+ BADLY ORGANIZ$4 ,BY BREAK+ HIS CRITIQUE 9TO SPECIFIC 0EPO*S0 IT MAKES IT H>D] TO %[ ! 9T]RELATION%IPS BETWE5 !M4 ,IT ALSO MAKES UND]/&+ BO? ,PR\DHON'S CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM & VISION ( A BETT] FUTURE MU* H>D] AS RELAT$ ASPECTS ( BO? 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