This is the most bad part, if you want to tear the full review into pieces then here is the link : https://www.proquest.com/docview/1221520760
the demise of applied Marxism in the Socialist Calculation Debate of the 1920s.
The calculation debate was going on before computers were invented and the Soviets were doing their economic planning with pen and paper. Even without computers, Soviet central planning worked out pretty well and things only got messed up as Corn Man introduced more market-based approaches.
Regardless, the calculation debate was settled decades ago. Computers ended up being the game changers. Cybersyn worked pretty well even using tech that was a little outdated at the time (US pressured IBM not to sell them the good computers Allende wanted). Socialists have been able to prove the superiority of central planning mathematically since at least the 80s. The debate is over, there is no debate. We won.
Socialists have been able to prove the superiority of central planning mathematically since at least the 80s
Where did you find this? I've been trying to do research into the socialist answer to the "calculation problem" and things have been sparse
This is the book I see recommended often when this comes up. Haven’t read it yet myself.
https://www.versobooks.com/books/2822-the-people-s-republic-of-walmart
Couple months late on my response, but it was Kyle on the General Intellect Unit podcast who said it, sorry I don't recall the exact episode. There's also Towards a New Socialism that came out in the early 90s that has some solid math behind it.
glad I'm not the only one who stopped at the phrase "economic autism"
literally opened the image for a cursory glance, saw that phrase, then closed it out. what a day to have eyes
I stopped reading at "economic autism" lmao the fuck even are these brainworms
Everyone he lists as somehow disproving marx not only did nothing if the sort, but usnt an actual economist, they are all polmeticists for economic liberalism not researchers or critics.
