Newest Parecon

Parecon stands for Participatory
Economics which is a vision
for an alternative way to operate
an economy, instead of capitalism
or twentieth century socialism
-
- Monday, Jun 03, 2013
ZNet Article This is Albert's brief conclusion to the Peercommony/Parecon discussion/debate ZNet Article This is Seifkes' final reply in the Debating Peercommony part of the overall Parecon Peercommony exchange -
- Monday, May 27, 2013
ZNet Article Interview on the book Occupy Strategy -
- Wednesday, May 08, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter six of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Friday, Apr 26, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter five of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Sunday, Apr 14, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter four of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Monday, Apr 01, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter three of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Saturday, Mar 30, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter two of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Monday, Mar 25, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter one of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Sunday, Mar 17, 2013
ZNet Article This is the introduction to Occupy Vision, the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Sunday, Mar 10, 2013
ZNet Article Occupy Theory, The Final Chapter: The Conclusion of Volume One of the Three Volume set, Fanfare for the Future
-
- Sunday, Feb 24, 2013
ZNet Article Another entry in the series of an explorations/debates regarding parecon and peercommony -
- Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013
ZNet Article The parecon and peercommony exploration/debate continues -
- Tuesday, Jan 15, 2013
ZNet Article Interview on Of the People, By the People: The case for a participatory economy -
- Monday, Jan 14, 2013
ZNet Article The following piece responds to Christain Siefkes' Peercommony Reconsidered, which was reacting to Albert's initial comment on Peercommony -
- Saturday, Jan 12, 2013
ZNet Article This is the introduction to the book Occupy Strategy - which is the third and concluding volume of the series titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Saturday, Jan 05, 2013
ZNet Article The following piece is in response to Michael Alberts' Considering Peercommony -
- Thursday, Dec 27, 2012
ZNet Article The following piece titled, Peercommony Doubts Parecon?, responds to Christian Siefkes' My Doubts About Parecon -
- Saturday, Dec 15, 2012
ZNet Article This is part two of an exploration/debate regarding parecon and peercommony ZNet Article This is part two of an exploration/debate regarding parecon and peercommony -
- Saturday, Dec 01, 2012
ZNet Article Participatory economics, or parecon, describes core institutions for an economy to generate solidarity, equity, self management, and an ecologically sound and classless economy ZNet Article Let’s imagine a world where production is organized by people who cooperate voluntarily and on an equal footing for the benefit of all -
- Sunday, Sep 30, 2012
ZNet Article Interview on the International Organisation for a Participatory Society/Socialism (IOPS) -
- Saturday, Sep 01, 2012
ZNet Article Interview on parecon, the elections, and social media -
- Sunday, Apr 22, 2012
ZNet Article Interview on participatory economics and anti-capitalist practice and ideology -
- Sunday, Apr 15, 2012
ZNet Article Having a way of allocating income, and thus a guiding norm for income allocation, and a means of accomplishing that norm, whether implicit or explicit, is simply unavoidable -
- Monday, Apr 02, 2012
ZNet Article Our movements need to be participatory and classless from the start. They need to be examples to people of the kind of society we are trying to win -
- Sunday, Mar 11, 2012
ZNet Article This essay is an afterward in the book The Accumulation of Freedom: Writings on Anarchist Economics -
- Monday, Nov 21, 2011
ZNet Article Does saying we are the 99% obscure more than it reveals. Will it ultimately misdirect more than focus the movement? -
- Monday, Nov 07, 2011
ZNet Article A good economy must improve the quality of work life - All Newest Parecon

|
Parecon Blogs-
- Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Blog Post A plea for organization... -
- Monday, Mar 26, 2012
Blog Post Announcing IOPS web system to see and join! -
- Monday, Feb 20, 2012
Blog Post Last Thursday (Feb 16) my article” A Utopia Liberated from Markets” was published in the radical Swedish weekly Arbetaren (The Worker). -
- Thursday, Nov 24, 2011
Blog Post On November 19th the yearly Socialist Forum took place in Stockholm. This year’s event constituted the 10 year anniversary of the forum with more than 100 talks, seminars and workshops during the day. Parecon Sweden hosted two seminars together wi... -
- Friday, Nov 11, 2011
Blog Post A very brief summary of Parecon's features -
- Friday, Nov 04, 2011
Blog Post Examining the productivity and stability offered by economies of scale and contrasting how market capitalism and participatory economics handle matters of scale. -
- Thursday, Aug 25, 2011
Blog Post Replying to various anarchist comments and concerns raised online... -
- Wednesday, Jun 22, 2011
Blog Post Scene setting for a Parecon/Anarchism debate. -
- Wednesday, Jun 01, 2011
Blog Post This is an invitation to all scandinavian IOPS activists. -
- Thursday, May 26, 2011
Blog Post The new Organization, first steps... - All Parecon Blogs

Featured ZNet
-
- Monday, Jun 03, 2013
ZNet Article This is Albert's brief conclusion to the Peercommony/Parecon discussion/debate ZNet Article This is Seifkes' final reply in the Debating Peercommony part of the overall Parecon Peercommony exchange -
- Monday, May 27, 2013
ZNet Article Interview on the book Occupy Strategy -
- Wednesday, May 08, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter six of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Friday, Apr 26, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter five of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Sunday, Apr 14, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter four of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Monday, Apr 01, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter three of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Saturday, Mar 30, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter two of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Monday, Mar 25, 2013
ZNet Article This is the chapter one of Occupy Vision, which is the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future -
- Sunday, Mar 17, 2013
ZNet Article This is the introduction to Occupy Vision, the second volume of the three volume set titled Fanfare for the Future - All Featured ZNet

Parecon Books-
- Saturday, Aug 07, 2010
Book In this volume, Albert and Hahnel offer an assessment of previous theories such as orthodox Marxism, feminism, and nationalism. They propose a unique new perspective for developing an alternative socialist vision. Book Albert and Hahnel critically evaluate the post-capitalist experiences of the Soviet Union, China, and Cuba, and present a relevant alternative to the US and other industrialized countries. Book Essays on Strategy and Vision Book After explaining why hierarchical production, inegalitarian consumption, central planning, and market allocations are incompatible with "classlessness," the authors present an alternative model of democratic workers' and consumers' councils operat... Book How do social and political theories work, and how do they relate to each other? In Thought Dreams, Michael Albert discusses these questions. It will help readers better understand progressive theories and begin to create their own theoretical per... Book A broad look at diverse sides of social life - proposing alternatives and strategy - economics, politics, kinship, culture, ecology, international relations, and more... Book A highly accessible and unorthodox approach to thinking about economics. It subverts the elitist and codified world of academic economics by empowering the reader with the tools needed to conceptualize an economy based on progressive and humane va... Book The Trajectory of Change charts a course for the growing, international movement against corporate globalization. Book Presents and Critiques Marxist Theory then moving on to address diverse other perspectives... Book A classic and very accessible work on particpatory economics and alternatives to the market. - All Parecon Books

|
Parecon Intro
Some Anarchist Criticisms...Various anarchists have at times registered concerns about parecon. The following four essays address these concerns.
Vision Per Se? -should we have any institutional vision at all
Origin and Style? - questioning parecon's source and approach
Too Capitalist? - questioning pareconish remuneration and allocation
Structural and Strategic Flaws? - addresses concerns about strategy 
Join the Parecon ZGroupJoin to discuss and explore applications and refinements of the Parecon Vision. 
Some In Depth Parecon
Parecon Writers
ParMusicLonnie Atkinson's Parecon Rap Album: Intro / Bury TINA Class Dismissed / No Gangsters ...and much more! "This is what we're talkin about..." Michael Albert 
Parecon Video
-
- Thursday, Oct 06, 2011
Video An evening dedicated to the question of alternatives both beyond capitalism and state socialism, including what the alternative could look like and how we could get there -
- Monday, Sep 12, 2011
Video Robots from another galaxy figure out what happened to life on earth -
- Friday, Feb 25, 2011
Video For the Conference Celebrating the One-Hundredth Anniversary of the Confederacion Nacional de Trabajadores (CNT). -
- Thursday, Apr 09, 2009
Video The "Alternative Economy Cultures (alt.econ.cult) programme on April 3rd & 5th brings together leading international and Finnish thinkers, cultural practitioners and activists, to present alternative economic visions. -
- Saturday, Aug 02, 2008
Video Blue Stockings Bookstore, NYC... -
- Wednesday, Jul 30, 2008
Video Gathering at Blue Stockings Bookstore NYC. -
- Sunday, Apr 13, 2008
Video Overview of Parecon, the economy of a participatory society... - All Parecon Video

Recent Parecon Comments
More Parecon Links

Some Related Links
Related Instructionals
Related Books

Some Parecon Projects
|