When people think of labour-time calculation, some first think of the theory of Cockshott and Cottrell. The two Scots are generally regarded as prominent representatives of “cyber-socialism.” We have taken a critical look at their classic “Towards a New Socialism” (1993) and their most recent book “Economic Planning in an Age of Climate Crisis” (2022).DOWNLOAD […]
We would like to point out a few translations: The lecture text by Felix Klopotek is now available in English:Future State, Socialization, Labour-Time Accounting Our reply to the critique of the Krisis group has been translated into Spanish by Aníbal:Respuesta a la crítica del Grupo Krisis Our article from Jungle World has been translated into
In recent weeks, the weekly newspaper Jungle World ran a discussion series on labour time accounting, in which we were also featured. We are documenting the published articles: Felix Klopotek: Die Verwaltung von Stunden Philip Broistedt und Christian Hofmann: Den Wert aus der Welt schaffen Julian Bierwirth: Wie im Kapitalismus Simon Sutterlütti: Eine antiautoritäre DDR
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For the upcoming Friday, we have been invited by Jungle World to a discussion event in Berlin. Here is the announcement text: Jungle Bar – Friday, August 4, 2023, 7:30 PM:Discussion with the Initiative for Democratic Labour Time Calculation How can social production be organized beyond wage labor and markets? Almost 100 years ago, the
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We have written a response in German to the Krisis group and their critique of the “Group of International Communists”’ approach to labour time calculation. Update: Our text has been translated into various languages, including Spanish and French, and you can access it in our publications.
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On Whit Monday, May 29, starting at 11 a.m., we will hold a workshop as part of the second Marxist Work Week in Frankfurt/Main. Institute for Social ResearchSenckenberganlage 2660325 Frankfurt am Main In 1930, when the repressive and exploitative tendencies in the Soviet Union were becoming increasingly apparent, the workers’ movement had split into two
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On May 25 we’ll be giving a lecture in Würzburg! (Yes, on the very same day we’ll also be in Karlsruhe) ~Temps des Cerises~The Concrete Utopia of the Equal Hour of Labor A lecture by IDA followed by an open discussion why it would be good if workplaces dared to embrace self-management and cooperation why
On May 25, we’ll be in Karlsruhe giving an introductory talk as part of the event series “For the End of Wage Labor”!
Together with @linketheorie, we created some slides on Instagram to explain the concept of labor time calculation. Here we’re sharing them with you. Enjoy!
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Starting in mid-May, we’ll be offering a reading circle on the “Basic Principles.” You can register now using this link:https://arbeitszeitrechnung.org/en/reading-circle/
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