Market Socialism -- The Debate Between Socialists

Author: Bertell Ollman
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Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Features: This book primarily reflects the debate and respective viewpoints between two proponents and two opponents of market socialism. The four scholars participating in the debate are all Marxist scholars who oppose market capitalism and advocate for establishing a democratic socialism to replace the capitalist system. Their disagreements mainly lie in whether a market economy should be a component of a capitalist alternative. As Ollman points out, "All participants in this debate are deeply averse to capitalism and equally strongly attracted to communism, but they differ on which socialism should bring about the transition from one to the other." Around this, the four scholars engage in extensive and in-depth discussions.