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'''Towards a New Socialism''' is a book by Scottish computer scientist Paul Cockshott and economics professors Allin F. Cottrell. The book outlines in detail a proposal for a complex planned socialist economy, taking inspiration from [[cybernetics]], the works of [[Karl Marx]], and British operations research scientist [[Stafford Beer]]'s 1973 model of a distributed [[decision support system]] dubbed [[Project Cybersyn]].<ref>[http://users.wfu.edu/cottrell/socialism_book/ "Towards a New Socialism"]. ''ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200209055751/http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/ Archived] from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-07-13.</ref> | '''Towards a New Socialism''' is a 1993 book by Scottish computer scientist [[Paul Cockshott]] and economics professors Allin F. Cottrell. The book outlines in detail a proposal for a complex planned socialist economy, taking inspiration from [[cybernetics]], the works of [[Karl Marx]], and British operations research scientist [[Stafford Beer]]'s 1973 model of a distributed [[decision support system]] dubbed [[Project Cybersyn]].<ref>[http://users.wfu.edu/cottrell/socialism_book/ "Towards a New Socialism"]. ''ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200209055751/http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/socialism_book/ Archived] from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-07-13.</ref> | ||
Aspects of a socialist society such as [[direct democracy]], [[foreign trade]] and [[Property rights|property relations]] are also explored. The book is, in the authors' words, "our attempt to answer the idea that socialism is dead and buried after the demise of the Soviet Union." | Aspects of a socialist society such as [[direct democracy]], [[foreign trade]] and [[Property rights|property relations]] are also explored. The book is, in the authors' words, "our attempt to answer the idea that socialism is dead and buried after the demise of the Soviet Union." | ||
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Towards a New Socialism is a 1993 book by Scottish computer scientist Paul Cockshott and economics professors Allin F. Cottrell. The book outlines in detail a proposal for a complex planned socialist economy, taking inspiration from cybernetics, the works of Karl Marx, and British operations research scientist Stafford Beer's 1973 model of a distributed decision support system dubbed Project Cybersyn.[1]
Aspects of a socialist society such as direct democracy, foreign trade and property relations are also explored. The book is, in the authors' words, "our attempt to answer the idea that socialism is dead and buried after the demise of the Soviet Union."
Midwestern Marx has interviewed Paul Cockshott to discuss his book.[2]
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- ↑ "Towards a New Socialism". ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ↑ "Interview with Dr. Paul Cockshott on "Towards a New Socialism"". Midwestern Marx.