participatory economy

The popular What’s Left of Philosophy podcast reviewed the post-capitalist model of a Participatory Economy in a recent episode. What did they think? What did they get right? What did they miss? Mitchell, Robin and Antti respond.

Their original podcast episode: 76 | For and Against Participatory Planning & Economics https://pod.link/1544487624/episode/31482463f30a531308e53796a8e75250

What’s Left of Philosophy podcast is described as a theory podcast from the left. Four friends discuss philosophy, politics, and culture.
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It’s an age-old question: reform or revolution? Or, to put it another way, can welfare states be a laboratory for social change? in this episode of PEP talk we discuss the Meidner plan in Sweden in the 1970s, the Finnish welfare state and any lessons we can draw for establishing a full scale Participatory Economy.

Website: https://www.ParticipatoryEconomy.org

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Does climate change mean the end of economic growth? How is value even measured and what does the term ‘economic throughput’ mean? Do we need to de-growth or a steady state economy? Do we need system change and to replace capitalism in order to prevent cataclysmic climate change? All these questions are discussed in this episode of PEP Talk.

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Second of a two-part episode recorded in London, UK. Mitchell interviews Robin Hahnel about a variety of different topics relating to a Participatory Economy.

Website: https://www.ParticipatoryEconomy.org

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First of a two-part episode recorded in London, UK. Mitchell interviews Robin Hahnel about a variety of different topics relating to a Participatory Economy.

Website: https://www.ParticipatoryEconomy.org

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ParticipatoryEconomy

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pareconomy

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PEP Talk host Mitchell interviews games designer Michael Hicks about his new game ‘Dissent on Mars’, where players can choose and experiment with the economic system they want for their colony on planet Mars. Players can choose between capitalism, central planning and democratic planning, which is based on and inspired by the Participatory Economy model.

Wishlist Now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138560/
Official Website: https://dissentonmars.com

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Why do we need prices in an economy and how are they generated differently in a Participatory Economy compared to a Capitalist Economy?

This episode of PEP Talk is all about prices. What are “indicative prices'' in the annual participatory planning procedure? What are opportunity costs, social costs and “externalities”? What’s the problem with prices generated in capitalist economies and how are they more accurate in a Participatory Economy?

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Karl Marx is the most cited author in the world. But what would Marx think of our post-capitalist vision of a Participatory Economy? In this episode Robin and Mitchell look at what Marxism is and how Marx relates to a Participatory Economy, an economy where workers self-manage their workplaces and keep the fruits of their labour.

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Can a post-Capitalist socialist Economy exist without numbers? There are those who think it can. In this episode Mitchell, Robin and Antti are joined by accountant Anders Sandström (Author of Anarchist accounting) to discuss the topic of numbers in a socialist economy.

Do we need numbers to measure the true social costs and opportunity costs of goods and services? Can everything be quantified, are there some things that simply can’t? Or are we doomed as Mark Twain once said to know ‘The Price of everything and the value of nothing’?

Anarchist Accounting book: https://participatoryeconomy.org/book/anarchist-accounting/

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Mitchell and Antti talk with Sean Michael Wilson about his graphic novel about a Participatory Economy, called “PareComic: The Story of Michael Albert and Participatory Economics”. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of PareComic. What inspired him to write it? How has it faired? And what have been people’s reactions to it?

Introduction by Noam Chomsky:
“Parecomic is a graphic novel about something that affects us all: the system we live in—what’s wrong with it, and how we might be able change it for the better. Written by Sean Michael Wilson, and drawn by Carl Thompson, Parecomic is about Michael Albert—the visionary behind “participatory economics”—and his life’s struggle as a left-wing activist in the US.”

Order the book: https://participatoryeconomy.org/book/parecomic/

Sean Michael Wilson Website: https://seanmichaelwilson.weebly.com/parecomic.html

Sean Michael Wilson Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@boychildnew1/videos

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In terms of strategy, how can we move towards a Participatory Economy? Robin, Mitchell and Antti discuss strategy to move towards a post-capitalist economy that’s free, greener and fairer, we call a Participatory Economy. What do you think the best strategy or the best strategies are? leave a comment below and let us know.

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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 the final part of a three-part interview with the author, economist and activist, Robin Hahnel, discussing the final chapters of his book on long-term participatory planning, including investment, development planning and the importance of environmental planning. He also talks about his thoughts on strategy and tactics for how we might get to a Participatory Economy.

The book A Participatory Economy is available as paperback, ebook and audiobook: https://participatoryeconomy.org/book/a-participatory-economy/

Website: https://www.ParticipatoryEconomy.org

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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 two of a three part interview with the author, economist and activist, Robin Hahnel, discussing the middle third of the book on work and income, balanced jobs, annual planning, externalities and reproductive labour.

The book A Participatory Economy is available as paperback, ebook and audiobook: https://participatoryeconomy.org/book/a-participatory-economy/

Website: https://www.ParticipatoryEconomy.org

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ParticipatoryEconomy

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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/

Website: https://www.ParticipatoryEconomy.org

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Any future socialist economy, like a Participatory Economy, would still need to do trade with other countries. By what rules would a Participatory Economy engage in trade and investment with other capitalist or non-capitalist economies? How would trade be organised in a way that is consistent with our values of equity, self-management, solidarity and ecological sustainability?

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Is a Participatory Economy really practical or is it just a pipe dream? Can citizens through their workers’ councils and neighbourhood councils really cooperate in annual planning to coordinate their activities themselves, without any markets, or without central planning?

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Many socialists are cautious about developing too detailed visions of a post-capitalist system and prefer to leave it to future citizens to work out. Is the  Participatory Economy model a blueprint? Does it go into too much detail about things that we can’t yet know about?

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Why do we need to think about vision for a postcapitalist economy? What are the benefits of thinking through how a new economic system might work, and what are the possible drawbacks of doing so?

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From the gig economy to the passion economy, changing consumer values are inspiring new brands and business models for creators. 

Today we’re seeing the emergence of yet another model that’s challenging traditional work - something that VC and Level Ventures partner Sari Azout calls the participatory economy - where fans actually participate in a creator’s success. 

This model, along with the others, all boil down to customer happiness. 

Customer happiness may sound trite but it’s likely not what you think it is. It’s definitely not as simple as you think it is. And considering that the user is changing, it’s also something you can’t afford to overlook.

We also speak with Ty Givens, customer experience strategist and founder of the WorkforcePro, about engineering the human connection that turns customers and users into fans.

Ty talks about how leaders can truly make customer happiness core to their brands and the second order effects that it can have on the company, its employees, and the overall landscape. 

Links to interesting things mentioned in this episode and further reading:

• Creator Economy to Participatory Economy (Check Your Pulse #48)
• The Creative Economy, We're Not Really Strangers, and the Immediacy Filter (Check Your Pulse #34)
• On Intentional Work, Level Ventures, and What I’m Investing In (Sari Azout on Medium)
• Customers 2020 - A Progress Report (Walker)
• The Passion Economy and the Future of Work (a16z)
• How the Passion Economy will disrupt media, education, and countless other industries (Li’s Newsletter)
• Unbundling Work from Employment (Li’s Newsletter)
• Clean color brand Kosas leans further into personal care (Glossy)

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This third Episode of RevolutionZ takes up the question - what should people earn for their labors. How does it work now? How should it work in a good economy.

If someone asks: “I get that you want a higher minimum wage, I get that you support people striking for better pay, but what do you think really ought to happen regarding people's earnings,” can we answer?

This episode tries to do so.

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