Theory

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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Article series in Jungle World

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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Bremen 28.6.

We were delighted to be invited to Bremen to speak about the basic principles of communist production and distribution. The lecture was recorded and can be watched here: Link to YouTube. In 1930, when the repressive and exploitative tendencies in the Soviet Union were becoming increasingly apparent, the workers’ movement had split into two major

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