Review

Labour-Time Calculation from Above? A Critique of Cyber-Socialism by Paul Cockshott and Allin Cottrell

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 […]

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Review: Hermann Lueer – Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution

Note: This text was translated using AI due to time constraints. The book „Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution“ by Hermann Lueer was first published in 2018 and constitutes a promotional commentary on the book of the same title by the Group of International Communists (GIK). Lueer is already to be credited with having

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Double Review: “Planned Economy” and “GoodbyeCapital”

Note: This text was translated using AI due to time constraints. I.So, this time there is a double book review: “Goodbye Capital – The Alternative to Money, Social Misery, and Ecological Catastrophe” from 2020 (hereafter “Goodbye Capital”) and “Planned Economy – State Socialism, Labour Time Calculation, Ecology” from 2022 (hereafter “Planned Economy”) by Philip Broistedt

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Review: Society After Money (G. Sandleben)

Our association has written a collective review of Guenther Sandleben’s book on labour time calculation. Note: This text was translated using AI due to time constraints. Review: Günther Sandleben: Society After Money. Labor-Time Calculation as an Alternative The book by Günther Sandleben, recently published by PapyRossa, is an important contribution to recent debates on post-capitalist

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The Invisible Hand of the Plan

Note: This text was translated using AI due to time constraints. This is a review that was originally published in mid-2021 in the magazine  “Das Große Thier.” We are republishing it here with slight modifications. Some Remarks on “The Invisible Hand of the Plan”. Apparently, a small debate is currently emerging about planned economies and

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