Author: | David Laibman | ISBN: | 9781136664229 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 1, 2013 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | David Laibman |
ISBN: | 9781136664229 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | March 1, 2013 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
This re-incorporation of economics into political economy is one (small, but not insignificant) element in a larger project: to place all of the resources of present-day social-scientific research at the service of increasing democracy, in an ultimate direction toward socialism in the classic sense. An economics-enriched political economy is, above all, empowering: working people in general can calculate, build models, think theoretically, and contribute to a human-worthy future, rather than leaving all this to their "betters."
This re-incorporation of economics into political economy is one (small, but not insignificant) element in a larger project: to place all of the resources of present-day social-scientific research at the service of increasing democracy, in an ultimate direction toward socialism in the classic sense. An economics-enriched political economy is, above all, empowering: working people in general can calculate, build models, think theoretically, and contribute to a human-worthy future, rather than leaving all this to their "betters."