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Socialism, Markets, and the Critique of Money: The Theory of "Labor Notes"

Socialism, Markets, and the Critique of Money: The Theory of "Labor Notes"

Yuki, Tsuyoshi

Hardcover

Series: Marx, Engels, and Marxisms

General Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3030789837
ISBN13: 9783030789831
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Sep 21 2021
Pages: 278
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.69 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This book provides a comprehensive overview of historical and international debates on the theory of labor money or labor notes. These debates exist in a triangular context of market socialism, communism (community-based socialism), and local currency, joining numerous socialists, anarchists, and Marx and Engels. Labor note theory encompasses theoretical, ideological, and practical doctrines aimed at designing a fair and desirable labor-based market or non-market economy by reforming the monetary and credit system. This theory was considered an unfeasible utopian idea in the context of orthodox Marxism, which is typically based on a historical study of surplus value doctrines. However, this book eschews Marx's critique of labor money that limits the debate regarding a concrete alternative society, and instead proposes practical and gradual approaches to social reform by scrutinizing the primary sources of labor money theories and practical experiences and reconstructs their theoretical relationships.

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