Cyber Socialism in Practice - Project Cybersyn

11/02/22 • 39 min

PEP Talk: The Participatory Economy Podcast

Project Cybersyn, or ‘Cyber Socialism’, was an early attempt at democratic planning in Chile from 1971 to 1973 during the Salvador Allende government.
The main goal was to use computers to do allocation of resources and to devolve decision-making power within industries to workplaces.
How does Project Cybersyn relate to a Participatory Economy, and what lessons can we learn?

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What’s the name of the Model?

What we now call a Participatory Economy has gone through various names over the years. Some call the post-capitalist system ‘Parecon’ for short, others ‘Participatory Economics’. What’s the history of these names, which are better or worse, and why does a name even matter?

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Book: A Participatory Economy - Origins, goals and vision - Interview with Robin Hahnel (Pt1)

The book A Participatory Economy (AK Press, Hahnel) was released in October 2022. It presents a coherent alternative to capitalism.
Thomas Piketty describes it as: “A key contribution to the on-going debate on democratic and participatory socialism. A must read!”
This is part one of a three part interview with the author, economist and activist, Robin Hahnel, discussing the first chapters in the book on his motivation for writing the book, clarifying the goals of a desirable economy and why vision is important.
The book A Participatory Economy is available as paperback, ebook and audiobook: https://participatoryeconomy.org/book/a-participatory-economy/

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