,NOTES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CORNELIUS ,CA/ORIADIS 

,TEXT 3 

,NOTATIONS BY ,CORNELIUS ,CA/ORIADIS 7#a#i#e#g7 
,ANNOTATIONS BY ,SOLID>ITY 7#a#i#g#b7 

.<#a.> 0,PRODUCTION0 H]E MEAN+ ! %OP-FLOOR1 NOT 0! ECONOMY0 OR 0! M>KET40 

.<#b.> ,! BELIEF ?AT SOCIALISM CAN BE A*IEV$ ?R\< ,P>LIAM5T IS1 !RE=E1 NAIVE 9 ! EXTREME4 ,MOREOV]1 IT P]PETUATES ILLUSIONS 9 ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ?IS K9D ( POPUL> 0REPRES5TATION40 

.<#c.> ,9 ! FIR/ *APT] ( HIS BOOK1 ,! ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS 7,MELB\RNE3 #a#i#e71 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK DEVELOPS A SIMIL> ANALYSIS ( ! PROBLEMS CONFRONT+ SOCIALI/ SOCIETY4 ,ON ! FUNDAM5TAL ISSUES \R PO9TS ( VIEW >E V]Y CLOSE4 

.<#d.> ,BAKUN9 ONCE DESCRIB$ ! PROBLEM ( SOCIALISM AS BE+ 0TO 9TEGRATE 9DIVIDUALS 9TO /RUCTURES :I* !Y C\LD UND]/& & CONTROL40 

.<#e.> ,! WORDS >E TO BE F\ND 9 0,P>T ,I,I,I0 ( ,5GELS0 ,ANTI-,DUHR+4 

.<#f.> ,A FEW YE>S AGO A C]TA9 0PHILOSOPH]0 C\LD S]I\SLY ASK H[ ONE C\LD EV5 DISCUSS ,/AL9'S DECISIONS1 AS ONE DIDN'T KN[ ! REAL FACTS UPON :I* HE ALONE C\LD BASE !M4 7,J4 ,P4 ,S>TRE1 0,LES ,COMMUNI/ES ET LA ,PAIX10 9 ,LES ,TEMPS ,MOD]NES1 ,JULY & ,OCTOB]-,NOVEMB] ( #a#i#e#b74 

.<#g.> ,WE DELIB]ATELY SAY 0TO 9/ITUTE0 & NOT 0TO RE/ORE10 = NEV] 9 HI/ORY HAS ?IS DOM9ATION REALLY EXI/$4 ,ALL COMP>ISONS ) HI/ORICAL ANTEC$5TS - = 9/ANCE1 ) ! SITUATIONS ( ! >TISAN OR ( ! FREE PEASANT1 H[EV] FRUITFUL !Y MAY BE 9 SOME RESPECTS1 HAVE ONLY A LIMIT$ SCOPE & RISK LEAD+ ONE 9TO UTOPIAN ?9K+4 

.<#h.> ,YET ?IS IS ALMO/ EXACTLY :AT ,L59'S DEF9ITION ( SOCIALISM AS 0ELECTRIFICATION PLUS 7! POLITICAL P[] ( !7 ,SOVIETS0 BOIL$ D[N TO4 

.<#i.> ,ACADEMIC ECONOMI/S HAVE ANALYZ$ ! FACT ?AT ( SEV]AL TE*NICALLY FEASIBLE POSSIBILITIES1 C]TA9 ONES >E *OS51 & ?AT !SE *OICES LEAD TO A P>TICUL> PATT]N ( TE*NOLOGY APPLI$ 9 REAL LIFE1 :I* SEEMS TO CONCRETIZE ! TE*NIQUE ( A GIV5 P]IOD4 .<,SEE1 = 9/ANCE1 ,JOAN ,ROB9SON'S ,! ,ACCUMULATION ( ,CAPITAL 7,LONDON2 #a#i#e#f2 PAGES #a#a-#a#g#h.>4 ,BUT 9 !SE ANALYZES1 ! *OICE IS ALWAYS PRES5T$ AS FL[+ FROM CONSID]ATIONS ( 0PR(ITABILITY0 &1 9 P>TICUL>1 FROM ! 0RELATIVE CO/S ( CAPITAL & LABOR40 ,?IS AB/RACT VIEWPO9T HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON ! REALITY ( 9DU/RIAL EVOLUTION4 ,M>X1 ON ! O!R H&1 UND]L9ES ! SOCIAL CONT5T ( MA*9E-DOM9AT$ 9DU/RY1 ITS 5SLAV+ FUNCTION4 

.<#a.> ,9 O!R WORDS1 ABILITIES1 KN[-H[1 & AW>5ESS >E DEVELOP$ 9 PRODUCTION4 

.<#a#a.> ,/RICTLY SPEAK+1 POETRY MEANS CREATION4 

.<#a#b.> ,9 ,J4 ,A4 ,C4 ,BR[N'S ,! ,SOCIAL ,PSY*OLOGY ( ,9DU/RY 7,P5GU9 ,BOOKS1 #a#i#e#d71 !RE IS A /RIK+ CONTRA/ BETWE5 ! DEVA/AT+ ANALYSIS ! AU?OR MAKES ( PRES5T CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION & ! ONLY 0CONCLUSIONS0 HE CAN DRAW :I* >E PI\S EXHORTATIONS TO MANAGEM5T TO 0DO BETT]10 TO 0DEMOCRATIZE ITSELF10 ETC4 

.<#a#c.> ,9 O!R WORDS1 :AT WE >E *ALL5G+ IS ! :OLE CONCEPT ( A TE*NIQUE CAPABLE ( ORGANIZ+ PEOPLE FROM ! \TSIDE4 ,SU* AN IDEA IS AS ABSURD AS ! IDEA ( A PSY*OANALYSIS 9 :I* ! PATI5T W\LD NOT APPE>1 & :I* W\LD BE JU/ A 0TE*NIQUE0 9 ! H&S ( ! ANALY/4 

.<#a#d.> ,?IS PROBLEM IS DI/9CT FROM ?AT ( OV]ALL PLANN+4 ,G5]AL PLANN+ IS CONC]N$ ) DET]M9+ A QUANTITATIVE FRAMEWORK3 SO MU* /EEL & SO MANY H\RS ( LABOR AT ONE 5D1 SO MANY CONSUM] GOODS AT ! O!R4 ,IT DOES NOT HAVE TO 9T]V5E 9 ! =M OR TYPE ( ! 9T]M$IATE PRODUCTS4 

.<#a#e.> ,ONE MI<T ADD ?AT ! RATE ( ECONOMIC GR[? ALSO DEP5DS3 

7A7 ON TE*NICAL PROGRESS4 ,BUT1 SU* TE*NICAL PROGRESS IS ITSELF CRITICALLY DEP5D5T ON ! AM\NTS 9VE/$1 DIRECTLY OR 9DIRECTLY1 9 RESE>*2 

7B7 ON ! EVOLUTION ( ! PRODUCTIVITY ( LABOR4 ,BUT1 ?IS H+ES ON ! AM\NT ( CAPITAL 9VE/$ P] WORK] & ON ! LEVEL ( TE*NIQUE 7:I* TWO FACTORS AGA9 BR+ US BACK TO 9VE/M5T74 ,MORE SIGNIFICANTLY1 ! PRODUCTIVITY ( LABOR DEP5DS ON ! PRODUC]S' ATTITUDE TO ! ECONOMY4 ,?IS1 9 TURN1 W\LD C5T] ON PEOPLE'S ATTITUDE TO ! PLAN1 ON H[ ITS T>GETS W]E E/ABLI%$1 ON !IR [N 9VOLVEM5T & S5SE ( ID5TIFICATION ) ! DECISIONS REA*$1 &1 9 G5]AL1 ON FACTORS DISCUSS$ 9 ?IS TEXT4 

.<#a#f.> ,BUREAUCRATIC 0PLANN+0 AS C>RI$ \T 9 ,RUSSIA & ! ,EA/]N ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES PROVES NO?+1 ONE WAY OR ! O!R4 ,IT IS JU/ AS IRRATIONAL & JU/ AS WA/EFUL4 ,! WA/E IS BO? 0EXT]NAL0 7! WRONG DECISIONS BE+ TAK57 & 09T]NAL0 7BR\<T AB\T BY ! RESI/ANCE ( ! WORK]S TO PRODUCTION74 ,= FUR!R DETAILS1 SEE 0,LA REVOLUTION PROLET>I5NE CONTRE LA BUREAUCRATIE0 9 ,SOCIALISME \ ,B>B>IE 7,NUMB] #b74 

.<#a#g.> ,! FIELD IS 9 CON/ANT EXPANSION4 ,H[EV]1 ! />T+ PO9TS REMA9 ! FOLL[+3 

-- ,WASSILY ,W4 ,LEONTIEF2 ,! ,/RUCTURE ( ,AM]ICAN ,ECONOMY1 #a#i#a#i-#a#i#c#i3 ,AN ,EMPIRICAL ,APPLICATION ( ,EQUILIBRIUM ,ANALYSIS2 ,OX=D ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS 7#a#i#d#a1 #a#i#e#a1 #a#i#e#c1 #a#i#e#g1 #a#i#f#f74 

-- ,WASSILY ,W4 ,LEONTIEF1 ET AL42 ,/UDIES 9 ! ,/RUCTURE ( ,AM]ICAN ,ECONOMY3 ,!ORETICAL & ,EMPIRICAL ,EXPLORATIONS 9 ,9PUT-,\TPUT ,ANALYSIS2 ,H>V>D ,UNIV]SITY ,PRESS 7,NEW ,YORK3 #a#i#e#c74 

.<#a#h.> ,T4 ,C4 ,KOOPMANS2 ,ACTIVITY ,ANALYSIS ( ,PRODUCTION & ,ALLOCATION PROCE$+S ( A ,CONF]5CE2 ,JOHN ,WILEY @& ,SONS1 ,9C4 7,NEW ,YORK3 #a#i#e#a74 

.<#a#i.> ,! DIVISION ( ! ECONOMY 9TO SOME #a SECTORS1 :I* R\<LY CORRESPONDS TO PRES5T COMPUT] CAPACITY1 IS AB\T 0HALFWAY0 BETWE5 ITS DIVISION 7BY ,M>X7 9TO TWO SECTORS 7CONSUM] GOODS & MEANS ( PRODUCTION7 & ! ?\S& SECTORS ?AT W\LD BE REQUIR$ TO 5SURE A P]FECTLY EXACT REPRES5TATION4 ,PRES5T COMPUT] CAPABILITIES W\LD PROBABLY BE SUFFICI5T 9 PRACTICE1 & C\LD BE MADE MORE PRECISE1 EV5 N[1 BY TACKL+ ! PROBLEM 9 /AGES4 

.<#b.> ,LABOR VALUE 9CLUDES1 ( C\RSE1 ! ACTUAL CO/ ( ! EQUIPM5T UTILIZ$ 9 ! P]IOD CONSID]$4 .<,= ! WORK+ \T ( LABOR VALUES BY ! MATRIX ME?OD SEE ! >TICLE 0,SUR LA DYNAMIQUE DU CAPITALISME0 9 ,SOCIALISME \ ,B>B>IE1 ,NUMB] #a#b4.> ,! ADOPTION ( LABOR VALUE AS A Y>D/ICK IS EQUIVAL5T TO :AT ACADEMIC ECONOMI/S CALL 0NORMAL LONG-T]M CO/S40 ,! VIEWPO9T EXPRESS$ 9 ?IS TEXT CORRESPONDS TO ,M>X'S1 :I* IS 9 G5]AL ATTACK$ BY ACADEMIC ECONOMI/S1 EV5 0SOCIALI/0 ONES4 ,= !M1 0M>G9AL CO/S0 %\LD DET]M9E PRICES4 .<,SEE = 9/ANCE3 ,JOAN ,ROB9SON2 ,AN ,ESSAY ON ,M>XIAN ,ECONOMICS2 ,MACMILLAN @& ,CO ,LTD 7,LONDON1 #a#i#d#i72 PAGES #bc -#b#h4.> ,WE CAN'T H]E GO 9TO ?IS DISCUSSION4 ,ALL ?AT WE CAN SAY IS ?AT ! APPLICATION ( ! PR9CIPLE ( M>G9AL CO/S W\LD MEAN ?AT ! PRICE ( AN AIR TICKET BETWE5 ,LONDON & ,NEW ,YORK W\LD AT TIMES BE Z]O 7:5 ! PLANE WAS ALREADY FULL7 & AT TIMES BE EQUIVAL5T TO ?AT ( ! :OLE AIRCRAFT 7:5 ! PLANE WAS EMPTY74 

.<#b#a.> ,9 HIS MAJOR WORK ON ?IS !ME - & AFT] A MOD]ATE USE ( DIFF]5TIAL EQUATIONS - ,KEYNES COMES UP ) ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! MA9 DET]M9ANTS ( 9VE/M5T >E ! 0ANIMAL SPIRITS0 ( ! 5TREPR5EURS 7,! ,G5]AL ,!ORY1 PAGES #a#f#a-#a#f#b74 ,! IDEA ?AT ! VOLUME ( 9VE/M5T IS PRIM>ILY DET]M9$ BY ! RATE ( 9T]E/ 7& ?AT ! LATT] RESULTS FROM ! 9T]PLAY ( ! 0REAL =CES ( PRODUCTIVITY & ?RIFT07 WAS LONG AGO DEMOLI%$ BY ACADEMIC ECONOMI/S !MSELVES 7SEE ,JOAN ,ROB9SON'S ,! ,RATE ( ,9T]E/ & ,O!R ,ESSAYS1 #a#i#e#a74 

.<#b#b.> ,ONE W\LD LOOK 9 VA9 ?R\< ! VOLUM9\S WRIT+S ( ,MR4 ,BETTELHEIM = ANY ATTEMPT AT JU/IFICATION ( ! RATE ( ACCUMULATION 0*OS50 BY ! ,RUSSIAN BUREAUCRACY4 ,! 0SOCIALISM0 ( SU* 0!ORETICIANS0 DOESN'T ONLY IMPLY ?AT ,/AL9 7OR ,KHRU%*EV7 ALONE CAN KN[4 ,IT ALSO IMPLIES ?AT SU* KN[L$GE1 BY ITS V]Y NATURE1 CANNOT BE COMMUNICAT$ TO ! RE/ ( HUMANITY4 ,9 ANO!R C\NTRY1 & 9 O!R TIMES1 ?IS WAS KN[N AS ! ,FUHR]-PR9ZIP4 

.<#b#c.> ,?IS NET 9CREASE IS OBVI\SLY NOT JU/ ! SUM ( ! 9CREASES 9 EA* SECTOR4 ,SEV]AL ELEM5TS ADD UP OR HAVE TO BE SUBTRACT$ BE=E ONE CAN PASS FROM ! ONE TO ! O!R4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 = 9/ANCE1 !RE W\LD BE ! 09T]M$IATE UTILIZATIONS0 ( ! PRODUCTS ( EA* SECTOR - ON ! O!R H&1 ! 0EXT]NAL ECONOMIES0 79VE/M5T 9 A GIV5 SECTOR1 BY ABOLI%+ A BOTTL5ECK1 C\LD ALL[ ! BETT] USE ( ! PRODUCTIVE CAPACITIES ( O!R SECTORS1 :I* AL?\< ALREADY E/ABLI%$ W]E BE+ WA/$ HI!RTO74 ,WORK+ \T !SE NET 9CREASES PRES5TS NO P>TICUL> DIFFICULTIES4 ,!Y >E CALCULAT$ AUTOMATICALLY1 AT ! SAME TIME AS ONE WORKS \T ! 09T]M$IATE OBJECTIVES0 7MA!MATICALLY1 ! SOLUTION ( ONE PROBLEM IMM$IATELY PROVIDES ! SOLUTION ( ! O!R74 

,WE HAVE DISCUSS$ ! PROBLEM ( ! GLOBAL DET]M9ATION ( ! VOLUME ( 9VE/M5TS4 ,WE CAN ONLY T\* ON ! PROBLEM ( ! *OICE ( P>TICUL> 9VE/M5TS4 ,! DI/RIBUTION ( 9VE/M5TS BY SECTORS IS AUTOMATIC ONCE ! F9AL 9VE/M5T IS DET]M9$ 7SU*-&-SU* A LEVEL ( F9AL CONSUMPTION DIRECTLY OR 9DIRECTLY IMPLIES SU*-&-SU* A PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY 9 EA* SECTOR74 ,! *OICE ( A GIV5 TYPE ( 9VE/M5T FROM AMONG SEV]AL PRODUC+ ! SAME RESULT C\LD ONLY DEP5D ON SU* CONSID]ATIONS AS ! EFFECT ?AT A GIV5 TYPE ( EQUIPM5T W\LD HAVE ON ?OSE :O W\LD HAVE TO USE IT - & H]E1 FROM ALL WE HAVE SAID1 !IR [N VIEWPO9T W\LD BE DECISIVE4 

.<#b#d.> ,FROM ?IS ANGLE 7&1 IF !Y W]5'T FALSE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE71 ,RUSSIAN FIGURES :I* %[ ?AT YE>-AFT]-YE> ! T>GETS ( ! PLAN HAVE BE5 FULFILL$ TO #a .0 W\LD PROVIDE ! SEV]E/ POSSIBLE 9DICTM5T ( ,RUSSIAN ECONOMY & ( ,RUSSIAN SOCIETY4 ,!Y W\LD IMPLY1 9 EFFECT1 ?AT DUR+ A GIV5 #e-YE> P]IOD NO?+ HAPP5$ 9 ! C\NTRY1 ?AT NOT A S+LE NEW IDEA >OSE 9 ANYONE'S M9D 7OR ELSE1 ?AT ,/AL91 9 HIS WISDOM1 HAD =ESE5 ALL SU* IDEAS & 9CORPORAT$ !M 9 ADVANCE 9 ! PLAN1 ALL[+ - 9 HIS K9DNESS - 9V5TORS TO SAVOR ! PLEASURES ( ILLUSORY DISCOV]Y74 

.<#b#e.> ,COMPLEX1 BUT BY NO MEANS 9SOLUBLE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WILL PROBABLY >ISE 9 ?IS RESPECT4 ,!Y BOIL D[N TO ! QUE/ION ( H[ AGRICULTURAL PRICES WILL BE DET]M9$ 9 A SOCIALI/ ECONOMY4 ,! APPLICATION ( UNI=M PRICES W\LD MA9TA9 IMPORTANT 9EQUALITIES ( REV5UE 70DIFF]5TIAL 9COMES07 BETWE5 DIFF]5T ,RURAL ,COMMUNES OR EV5 BETWE5 DIFF]5T 9DIVIDUALS 9 A GIV5 ,COMMUNE 7BECAUSE ( DIFF]5CES 9 ! PRODUCTIVITY ( HOLD+S1 DIFF]5TIAL SOIL F]TILITY1 ETC474 ,! F9AL SOLUTION TO ! PROBLEM W\LD REQUIRE1 ( C\RSE1 ! COMPLETE SOCIALIZATION ( AGRICULTURE4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 COMPROMISES WILL BE NECESS>Y4 ,!RE MI<T P]HAPS BE SOME =M ( TAXATION ( ! WEAL?I] ,COMMUNES TO SUBSIDIZE ! POOR] ONES UNTIL ! GAP BETWE5 !M HAD BE5 SUB/ANTIALLY N>R[$ 7COMPLETELY TO SUPPRESS 9EQUALITIES BY ?IS MEANS W\LD H[EV] AM\NT TO =CIBLE SOCIALIZATION74 ,ONE %\LD NOTE 9 PASS+ ?AT DIFF]5TIAL YIELDS TODAY /EM 9 P>T FROM ! QUITE >TIFICIAL WORK+ ( POOR YIELD SOILS ?R\< SUBSIDIES PAID BY ! CAPITALI/ /ATE = POLITICAL PURPOSES4 ,SOCIALI/ SOCIETY C\LD RAPIDLY LESS5 !SE GAPS BY QUE/ION+ C]TA9 SUBSIDIES1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME MASSIVELY HELP+ TO EQUIP POOR1 BUT POT5TIALLY VIABLE ,COMMUNES4 

.<#b#f.> ,AL?\< ! ,RUSSIAN WORD 0SOVIET0 MEANS 0C\NCIL10 ONE %\LD NOT CONFUSE ! ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS WE HAVE BE5 DESCRIB+ 9 ?IS TEXT ) EV5 ! E>LIE/ ( ,RUSSIAN ,SOVIETS4 ,! ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS >E BAS$ ON ! PLACE ( WORK4 ,!Y CAN PLAY BO? A POLITICAL ROLE1 & A ROLE 9 9DU/RIAL MANAGEM5T ( PRODUCTION4 ,9 ITS ESS5CE1 A ,WORK]S' ,C\NCIL IS A UNIV]SAL ORGANISM4 ,! #aie ,PETROGRAD ,SOVIET ( ,WORK]S' ,DEPUTIES1 AL?\< ! PRODUCT ( A G5]AL /RIKE & AL?\< EXCLUSIVELY PROLET>IAN 9 COMPOSITION1 REMA9$ A PURELY POLITICAL 9/ITUTION4 ,! ,SOVIETS ( #aiag W]E1 AS A RULE1 GEOGRAPHICALLY-BAS$4 ,!Y1 TOO1 W]E PURELY POLITICAL 9/ITUTIONS1 9 :I* ALL SOCIAL LAY]S OPPOS$ TO ! OLD REGIME W\LD GET TOGE!R 7SEE ,TROTSKY'S #aie & HIS ,HI/ORY ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION74 ,!IR ROLE CORRESPOND$ TO ! 0BACKW>DNESS0 ( ! ,RUSSIAN ECONOMY & ( ,RUSSIAN SOCIETY AT ! TIME4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 !Y BELONG TO ! PA/4 ,! 0NORMAL0 =M ( WORK+ CLASS REPRES5TATION 9 ! ,REVOLUTION TO COME WILL UND\BT$LY BE ! ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS4 

.<#b#g.> ,NOT 9 :AT IT HIDES 7! POLICE T]ROR & ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS71 BUT 9 :AT IT (FICIALLY PROCLAIMS1 9 ITS ,CON/ITUTION4 

.<#b#h.> ,! =MATION ( ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS ( ,/ATE ,EMPLOYES WAS ONE ( ! DEM&S ( ! ,HUNG>IAN ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS4 

.<#b#i.> ,NEI!R ! MEANS NOR ! OV]ALL CONCEPTION ( W> C\LD BE COPI$ FROM ?OSE ( AN IMP]IALI/ C\NTRY4 ,:AT WE HAVE SAID AB\T CAPITALI/ TE*NOLOGY IS VALID = MILIT>Y TE*NIQUE3 !RE IS NO NEUTRAL MILIT>Y TE*NIQUE1 !RE IS NO 0,H-BOMB = SOCIALISM40 ,P4 ,GUILLAUME HAS CLE>LY %[N 79 HIS >TICLE1 0,LA ,GU]RE ET NOT] EPOQUE10 ,NUMB]S #c1 #e1 & #f ( ,SOCIALISME \ ,B>B>IE7 ?AT A PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION MU/ NECESS>ILY DRAW UP ITS [N /RATEGY & ME?ODS 7MA9LY PROPAG&A7 SUITABLE TO ITS SOCIAL & HUMAN OBJECTIVES4 ,! NE$ = 0/RATEGIC WEAPONS0 DOES NOT >ISE = A REVOLUTION>Y P[]4 

.<#c.> ,9 A C\NTRY LIKE ,FRANCE1 SU* A ,C5TRAL ,ASSEMBLY ( ,DELEGATES MI<T CONSI/ ( #a1 TO #b1 DELEGATES 7ONE DELEGATE P] #a1 OR #b1 WORK]S74 ,A COMPROMISE W\LD HAVE TO BE REA*$ BETWE5 TWO REQUIREM5TS3 AS A WORK+ BODY1 ! ,C5TRAL ,ASSEMBLY ( ,DELEGATES %\LD NOT BE TOO L>GE2 ON ! O!R H&1 IT MU/ 5SURE ! MO/ DIRECT & MO/ WIDELY-BAS$ REPRES5TATION ( ! ORGANISMS FROM :I* IT EMANATES4 

.<#c#a.> ,PLATO DISCUSSES !M AT L5G?1 & HIS ,PROTAGORAS IS1 9 P>T1 DEVOT$ TO !M4 

.<#c#b.> ,SEE ,C4 ,WRI<T ,MILLS' ,:ITE ,COLL> 7PAGES #c#d#g-#c#d#h7 & ,! ,P[] ,ELITE 7,NEW ,YORK2 #a#i#e#f2 PAGES #acd SQ1 #ade SQ1 ETC47 = AN ILLU/RATION ( ! TOTAL LACK ( ANY RELATION%IP BETWE5 0TE*NICAL0 CAPACITIES ( ANY K9D & CURR5T 9DU/RIAL MANAGEM5T OR POLITICAL LEAD]%IPS4 

.<#c#c.> ,IT MI<T BE CLAIM$ ?AT ! PROBLEM ( NUMB]S REMA9S1 & ?AT ALL W\LD NEV] BE ABLE TO EXPRESS !MSELVES 9 ! TIME AVAILABLE4 ,?IS ISN'T A VALID >GUM5T4 ,!RE W\LD R>ELY BE AN ,ASSEMBLY ( OV] #b PEOPLE :]E EV]YONE WANT$ TO SPEAK1 = ! V]Y GOOD REASON ?AT :5 !RE IS SOME?+ TO BE DECID$ !RE >5'T AN 9F9ITE NUMB] ( OPTIONS OR AN 9F9ITE NUMB] ( >GUM5TS4 ,9 RANK-&-FILE WORK]S' GA!R+S1 CONV5$1 = 9/ANCE1 TO DECIDE ON A /RIKE1 !RE >E H>DLY EV] 0TOO MANY0 9T]V5TIONS4 ,! TWO OR ?REE FUNDAM5TAL OP9IONS HAV+ BE5 VOIC$1 & V>I\S >GUM5TS HAV+ BE5 EX*ANG$1 A DECISION IS SOON REA*$4 

,! L5G? ( SPEE*ES1 MOREOV]1 (T5 V>IES 9V]SELY ) ! WEI<T ( !IR CONT5T4 ,RUSSIAN LEAD]S MAY SPEAK = F\R H\RS AT ,P>TY ,CONGRESSES & SAY NO?+4 ,! SPEE* ( ! ,EPHORE :I* P]SUAD$ ! ,SP>TANS TO LAUN* ! ,PELOPONESIAN ,W> OCCUPIES #ba L9ES 9 ,?UCYDIDES 7,I1 #h#f74 ,= AN ACC\NT ( ! LACONICISM ( REVOLUTION>Y ASSEMBLIES SEE ,TROTSKY'S ACC\NT ( ! ,PETROGRAD ,SOVIET ( #aie - OR ACC\NTS ( ! MEET+S ( FACTORY REPRES5TATIVES 9 ,BUDAPE/ 9 #aief 7,SOCIALISME \ ,B>B>IE1 ,NUMB] #b#a1 PAGES #i#a-#i#b74 

.<#c#d.> ,TELEVIS+ PRES5T P>LIAM5T>Y PROC$URES1 ON ! O!R H&1 C\LD BE A SURE WAY ( DRIV+ EV5 FUR!R NAILS 9TO ! C(F9 ( ?IS 9/ITUTION4 

.<#c#e.> ,! BASIS ( P>TIES IS NOT A DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION1 AS SU*1 BUT DIFF]5CES ON FUNDAM5TALS & ! MORE OR LESS SY/EMATIC UNITY ( EA* 0NEXUS ( VIEWS40 ,9 O!R WORDS P>TIES EXPRESS A G5]AL ORI5TATION CORRESPOND+ TO A MORE OR LESS CLE> IDEOLOGY1 9 ITS TURN FL[+ FROM ! EXI/5CE ( SOCIAL POSITIONS LEAD+ TO CONFLICT+ ASPIRATIONS4 

,AS LONG AS SU* POSITIONS EXI/ & LEAD TO A POLITICAL 0PROJECTION0 ( EXPECTATIONS1 ONE CANNOT ELIM9ATE POLITICAL GR\PS - BUT AS !SE P>TICUL> DIFF]5CES DISAPPE>1 IT IS UNLIKELY ?AT GR\PS WILL BE =M$ AB\T 0DIFF]5CES0 9 G5]AL4 

.<#c#f.> ,ALL ! DISCUSSION AB\T 0SOCIALISM 9 ONE C\NTRY0 BETWE5 ! ,/AL9I/S & ! ,LEFT ,OPPOSITION 7#a#i#b#d-#b#g7 %[S TO A FRI<T5+ DEGREE H[ M5 MAKE HI/ORY ?9K+ !Y KN[ :AT !Y >E DO+1 YET UND]/& NO?+ AB\T IT4 ,/AL9 9SI/$ IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BUILD SOCIALISM 9 ,RUSSIA ALONE1 MEAN+ BY SOCIALISM1 9DU/RIALIZATION1 PLUS ! P[] ( ! BUREAUCRACY4 ,TROTSKY V[$ ?AT ?IS WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 MEAN+ BY SOCIALISM1 A CLASSLESS SOCIETY4 

,BO? W]E RI<T 9 :AT !Y SAID1 & WRONG 9 D5Y+ ! TRU? ( ! O!R'S ALLEGATION4 ,BUT1 NEI!R WAS TALK+ AB\T SOCIALISM4 ,& NO ONE1 DUR+ ! :OLE DISCUSSION1 M5TION$ ! REGIME 9SIDE ,RUSSIAN FACTORIES1 ! RELATION ( ! PROLET>IAT TO ! MANAGEM5T ( PRODUCTION1 NOR ! RELATION ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY1 :]E ! DISCUSSION WAS TAK+ PLACE1 TO ! BROAD MASSES1 :O W]E 9 ! LONG RUN1 ! MA9 9T]E/$ P>TY 9 ! :OLE BUS9ESS4 

_<#a_> ,! ,CORNUCOPIA OR HORN ( PL5TY WAS A HORN OV]FL[+ ) FRUIT & FL[]S :I*1 = ! ,ROMANS1 SYMBOLIZ$ ABUNDANCE4 

_<#b_> ,\R TEXT IS A CLOSE 7BUT NOT ALWAYS LIT]AL7 TRANSLATION ( ! ,FR5* ORIG9AL4 ,! MILIEU 9 :I* \R PAMPHLET WILL BE DI/RIBUT$ & DISCUSS$ DIFF]S FROM ?AT ( ! #aieg >TICLE4 ,?R\<\T1 \R MA9 CONC]N HAS BE5 ) GETT+ ESS5TIAL CONCEPTS OV] TO AS WIDE 7& UNSPECIALIZ$7 AN AUDI5CE AS POSSIBLE4 ,TO A GREAT EXT5T1 ?IS HAS 9FLU5C$ \R *OICE ( WORD+ & S5T5CE /RUCTURE4 ,P>AGRAPHS HAVE BE5 %ORT5$4 ,A NUMB] ( SECTIONAL & *APT] HEAD+S HAVE BE5 ADD$4 ,SOME ADDITIONAL FOOTNOTES HAVE BE5 9S]T$ 7CLE>LY 9DICAT$ AS 0,SOLID>ITY0 FOOTNOTES74 ,ONE OR TWO ( ! ORIG9AL FOOTNOTES HAVE BE5 OMITT$1 & ONE OR TWO O!RS 9CORPORAT$ 9TO ! TEXT PROP]1 :I* HAS BE5 SLI<TLY %ORT5$4 ,! DIAGRAMS & ILLU/RATIONS >E \R [N4 

_<#c_> ,SEE ,HUNG>Y '#e#f BY ,&Y ,&]SON1 A 0,SOLID>ITY0 BOOK1 N[ AGA9 9 PR9T4 7#b#eP PLUS PO/AGE47 

_<#d_> ,?IS IS AN >EA :]E 0,SOLID>ITY0 HAS BE5 SL[ 9 SAY+ :AT NE$$ TO BE SAID4 

_<#e_> ,PUBLI%$ 9 ,M>* #a#i#d#i4 

_<#f_> ,! P>ALYZ+ EFFECT ON ! FUNCTION+ ( ANY SEGM5T ( CAPITALI/ SOCIETY ( 0WORK+ TO RULE0 7I4E41 ( ACCEPT+ ! RULES MADE BY ?OSE 9 AU?ORITY7 9DIRECTLY ILLU/RAT$ ?IS PO9T4 

_<#g_> ,SEE ,! 0,C5TRAL ,ASSEMBLY0 & ,ITS 0,C\NCIL0 = A DISCUSSION ON ! FUNCTIONS ( SU* AN 0ASSEMBLY10 9 A COMPLETELY SELF-MANAG$ SOCIETY4 

_<#h_> ,SEE \R TEXTS ,! ,BOL%EVIKS & ,WORK]S' ,CONTROL3 #a#i#a#g-#a#i#b#a1 ,FROM ,SP>TAKISM TO ,NATIONAL ,BOL%EVISM1 & ,HUNG>Y '#e#f = A FULL] DOCUM5TATION ( !SE EXP]I5CES4 

_<#i_> ,B]N>D ,%AW ONCE CYNICALLY DESCRIB$ DEMOCRACY AS 0SUB/ITUT+ ELECTION BY ! 9COMPET5T MANY = APPO9TM5T BY ! CORRUPT FEW40 

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_<#a#a_> ,WE >E FULLY AW>E ?AT ?IS /ATEM5T WILL BE TAK5 \T ( CONTEXT & ?AT WE WILL BE ACCUS$ ( /&+ = ! 0P]PETUATION ( ! WAGE-SLAV]Y1 ETC41 ETC40 ,= A DISCUSSION ( ! ROLE ( MONEY & WAGES 9 ! E>LY /AGES ( SOCIALISM1 SEE 0,MONEY10 0,WAGES10 ,VALUE4 ,= A DISCUSSION ( H[ MONEY CAN READILY BE ABOLI%$ FROM ONE DAY TO ! NEXT1 SEE ANY UTOPIAN WRIT+S1 I4E41 ANY WRIT+S 9 :I* ! AU?OR SUB/ITUTES HIS_/H] [N WI%ES = T5D5CIES EXI/+ H]E & N[1 )9 CAPITALI/ SOCIETY ITSELF4 ,! EXP]I5CE ( GR\PS :I* HAVE ATTEMPT$ ! IMM$IATE ABOLITION ( MONEY HAS SO F> BE5 ONE ( 9V>IABLE RECUP]ATION BY E/ABLI%$ SOCIETY4 ,?OSE :O HAD TAK5 !IR WI%ES = REALITY HAVE HAD REALITY IMPOS$ UPON !IR WI%ES4 

_<#a#b_> ,K>L ,M>X2 0,VOLUME ,I,I,I0 ( ,CAPITAL2 ,=EIGN ,LANGUAGES ,PUBLI%+ ,H\SE 7,MOSC[3 #a#i#e#i72 PAGES #g#i#i-#h4 

_<#a#c_> ,SEE ! >TICLE1 ,! ,NEW ,PROLET>IAT BY ,JOHN ,K+ 9 ,SOLID>ITY 7,LONDON71 ,VOLUME ,V,I1 ,NUMB] #a4 

_<#a#d_> ,ALL ! PREC$+ TALK ( 0WAGES10 0PRICES0 & 0! M>KET0 WILL1 = 9/ANCE1 UND\BT$LY HAVE />TL$ A C]TA9 GR\P ( READ]S4 ,WE W\LD ASK !M MOM5T>ILY TO CURB !IR EMOTIONAL RESPONSES & TO TRY TO ?9K RATIONALLY ) US ON ! MATT]4 

_<#a#e_> ,?IS WILL PROBABLY PROVE NECESS>Y = AS LONG AS SOME K9D ( WORK PROVES NECESS>Y 7I4E41 = AS LONG AS !RE IS NOT SU* VA/ ABUNDANCE AS TO ALL[ ! IMM$IATE & FULL SATISFACTION ( EV]Y CONCEIVABLE HUMAN DEM&74 ,?OSE :O ?9K 9 T]MS ( A SOCIETY ( IMM$IATE ABUNDANCE1 :]E WORK IS UNNECESS>Y & :]E EV]Y CITIZ5 WILL =?) BE ABLE TO CONSUME :ATEV] HE WANTS 9 T]MS ( GOODS & S]VICES1 SELDOM PAUSE TO CONSID] :O WILL PRODUCE !SE GOODS OR PROVIDE !SE S]VICES1 OR :O WILL PRODUCE ! MA*9ES TO PRODUCE !M4 

_<#a#f_> ,ONE C\LD ALSO 9V5T NEW WORDS1 IF IT W\LD MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY1 BUT ?IS W\LD NOT *ANGE ! UND]LY+ REALITY4 

_<#a#g_> ,TODAY1 ?OSE :O CAN AF=D IT >E PREP>$ TO TRAVEL CONSID]ABLE DI/ANCES TO WORK1 (T5 AT CONSID]ABLE PHYSICAL OR F9ANCIAL CO/ TO !MSELVES1 BECAUSE ( ! DRABNESS1 DIRT1 SMELL1 OR NOISE ( :]E !Y WORK4 ,MANY O!RS LIVE AT A DI/ANCE JU/ BECAUSE !RE IS NO SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION 9 ! VIC9ITY4 ,H[ WILL ! NEW SOCIETY COPE ) ! HORROR ( MO/ MOD]N WORKPLACES8 ,WILL IT SEEK TO ASSOCIATE WORKPLACES & HOMES - OR1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 TO SEP>ATE !M8 

_<#a#h_> ,TANKS W]E US$ TO SUPPRESS REVOLUTION>Y UPRIS+S 9 ,B]L9 9 #a#i#e#c1 ,HUNG>Y 9 #a#i#e#f1 & ,CZE*OSLOVAKIA 9 #a#i#f#h4 ,AIRCRAFT W]E US$ TO BOMB CIVILIANS 9 ! ,SPANI% ,CIVIL ,W>4 ,IT W\LD BE %E] SELF-DECEPTION TO BL9D ONESELF TO ! LIKELIHOOD ?AT SIMIL> ATTEMPTS W\LD BE MADE TO PUT D[N REVOLUTION>Y UPRIS+S 9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE OR ! ,U,S,A4 ,! MA9 DEF5SE ( ! REVOLUTION W\LD ( C\RSE BE POLITICAL1 AN APPEAL OV] ! HEADS ( !IR GOV]NM5T TO ! WORK+ PEOPLE ( ! 05EMY0 SIDE4 ,BUT1 :AT IF ! REVOLUTION>IES W]E PHYSICALLY ATTACK$8 ,%\LD !Y BE PREP>$ TO USE TANKS 9 SELF-DEF5SE8 ,IF BOMB$1 W\LD !Y BE 5TITL$ TO USE FI<T] AIRCRAFT OR BOMB]S TO DE/ROY 5EMY AIRFIELDS8 ,S+LE BOMB]S OR SQUADRONS ( BOMB]S8 ,!RE IS A RU?LESS 9T]NAL LOGIC 9 !SE QUE/IONS4 ,! COLLECTIVE USE ( TANKS OR AIRCRAFT IMPLIES ! S]VICES TO MA9TA9 !M1 & IS NOT A FUNCTION = A LOCAL ,C\NCIL1 BUT = SOME REGIONAL OR NATIONAL BODY4 ,H[EV] ABHORR5T ?IS MAY SEEM TO SOME LIB]T>IANS1 WE SEE NO WAY \T4 ,WE W\LD BE 9T]E/$ TO HE> ( ALT]NATIVE MEANS FROM ?OSE :O ?R[ UP !IR H&S 9 HORROR AT \R SUGGE/IONS4 

_<#a#i_> ,! TASK ( SU* BODIES W\LD BE MU* EASI] ?AN IT IS AT PRES5T4 ,TODAY1 ?IS TASK USUALLY CONSI/S 9 0RE-ADAPT+ ! DEVIANT0 TO ! REQUIREM5TS & VALUES ( A DE/RUCTIVE & IRRATIONAL SOCIETY4 ,9 ! FUTURE1 IT W\LD BE TO HELP ?OSE /ILL DOM9AT$ BY ! OLD IDEOLOGY ( SELF-SEEK+ TO SEE ?AT !IR PROBLEMS CAN BE/ BE TACKL$ 9 CONJUNCTION ) O!RS4 

_<#b_> ,?IS OCCURR$ :5 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS W]E 9 A MAJORITY 9 ! ,G]MAN ,WORK]S' ,C\NCILS1 IMM$IATELY AFT] ! ,WORLD ,W> ,I4 

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