Envisioning Socialist Futures: Planning the Economy
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This episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast is all about the specifics of planning the economy under Socialism. For this episode, I am joined by Ferdia O'Driscoll, founder of Bright Age and Beyond and the YouTube channel formerly known as "After The Oligarchy." Ferida is also a co-founder of The International Network for Democratic Economic Planning.
Check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/aftertheoligarchy
International Network for Democratic Economic Planning: https://www.indep.network/
Follow Ferida on Twitter: https://x.com/BrightAgeBeyond
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00:00 The State of the Socialist Movement
13:07 Democratic Economic Planning
25:29 Misconceptions in Socialist Planning
34:43 Problems with Richard Wolff's Market Socialism
01:13:39 The Role of Cybernetics
01:16:17 Decentralization vs. Centralization
01:23:32 Participatory Economics
01:44:22 Consumer Goods and Services
02:03:26 Human Incentives Under Socialism
02:11:48 Conclusion and Future Discussions
Outro Music by Karl Casey
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