Alternatives to Capitalism by Jon Elster

Alternatives to Capitalism by Jon Elster

The essays in this provocative collection survey and assess institutional arrangements that offer possible alternatives to capitalism as it exists today. The point of departure agreed upon by the contributors is that on the one hand, capitalism produces unemployment, a lack of autonomy in the workplace, and massive income inequalities; while on the other, central socialist planning is characterized by underemployment, inefficiency, and bureaucracy. In Part I of the volume, various alternatives are proposed: profit-sharing systems, capitalism combined with some central planning, worker-owned firms in a market economy into a centrally planned economy, as has occurred recently in Hungary. Part II provides a theoretical analysis and assessment of these systems. This book is the first to cover such a wide range of subjects as central planning, market socialism, and profit sharing. It will prove indispensable to political and social scientists, and economists.

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ISBN 13	9780521378154
ISBN 10	052137815X
Title	Alternatives to Capitalism
Author	Jon Elster
Series	Studies In Marxism And Social Theory
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1989-05-26
Number of pages	188
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