A Marxist case for democratic socialist economic planning
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Vincent R. Beaudoin Wed, Mar 24, 2021
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Summary
This article is a transcript of a Marxist Winter School presentation by Vincent R. Beaudoin arguing for the necessity of a socialist planned economy as an alternative to capitalism. It critiques Francis Fukuyama's "end of history" thesis and the neoliberal era, discusses the failures of capitalist market economies, and makes the case for democratic economic planning. The piece draws on Marxist theory and historical examples to advocate for replacing market mechanisms with a planned economy organized around human needs rather than profit.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledWhen the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Francis Fukuyama told us that this was evidence of the failure of the planned economy and the success of the capitalist market economy, and that it represented the end of history.
In October 2018, however, he changed his mind. He recognized that the neoliberal period, which began with Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, promoting the benefits of an undirected market, had had disastrous effects.
The capitalist market economy is not the natural or inevitable way to organize society, but rather a historically specific system that can and must be replaced.
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