Comments on the Prokla Article by IDA: Democratic Planned Economy in Light of Labor Time Calculation This is a guest contribution by Hermann Lueer. The article refers to our Prokla article from June 2, 2025. Guest articles do not necessarily reflect the position of IDA. We always welcome the submission of guest contributions on the […]
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New websiteWe have a new website! You can now find our content in German, Spanish, and English at https://arbeitszeitrechnung.org/. Take a look around and let us know if anything isn’t working. We’ll be mothballing our old blog soon; we’d like to thank the noblogs collective for their support over the past three years! Event on
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We are very pleased that Helge Döhring from the Institute for Syndicalism Research will pay us a visit to talk about economics in anarcho-syndicalism. On July 26th at the Baiz! — Anarcho-Syndicalism and Free Society. Sketches of a Transformation Economy and society in anarcho-syndicalism are based on socialized enterprises, consistent federalism, and mutual aid. So-called
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In the current issue of Prokla Magazine, we are featured with an article titled “A Political Economy of Socialism.” In it, we introduce the labor time accounting system and engage with positions from the ongoing debate on planned economies.
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ARTICLE IN PROKLA – In the current issue of Prokla, we are featured with an article titled “A Political Economy of Socialism.” In it, we introduce the labor time accounting system and engage with positions from the ongoing debate on planned economies. APP PRESENTION – On June 26th at 7 PM, there will be an
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The Dutch author and activist Emil Jacobs has published an article in which he advocates for the labor time calculation proposed by the “Group of International Communists” (GIK) and suggests establishing a labor time economy in the here and now. „Not only can we start right away, setting up worker coops, instead of waiting for
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Our Critique of Cockshott and Cottrell: “Labour Time Accounting from Above? A Critique of Cockshott and Cottrell’s Cybersocialism” is now also available in Chinese translation! The text was originally published in German in 2023 and was later translated into English. Since we do not speak Chinese ourselves, we are providing the Chinese translation here alongside
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The anarchist organization “Perspektive Selbstverwaltung” has incorporated labour time accounting into its program. We warmly welcome this, as we consider the concept necessary to build a society free of domination. Under “Transition Phase,” “PS” writes: “Equal labour time accounting independent of money: In the long term, wage labour is to be completely abolished. This means
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For its 2024 year-end edition, nd asked us for an interview about working time calculation. You can read it online or download it as a PDF.
On November 8, we will present our concept of “enterprise-based planning” at this year’s Historical Materialism Conference in London. Our panel, along with others, is being organized by INDEP, the International Network for Democratic Economic Planning. https://www.indep.network/indep-organising-panels-at-21st-historical-materialism-conference/
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