When prophecy fails
A critique of Luke Martell's 'New ideas of socialism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2160457 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Saunders (0000-0003-1368-1696) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-99 |
| Publication date | 1993-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5147 • E-ISSN: 1469-5766 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03085149300000004 |
| OpenAlex | W2090445727 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
The paper is a critique of a recent article by Luke Martell which attempted to set out a new, non-statist and non-coercive socialist agenda. The critique suggests that coercion and repression are probably inherent to the socialist project and that Martell's proposals fail to address this. It also takes issue with Martell's proposals for limiting the role of markets and for developing local forms of corporatist agencies. The assumption that market capitalism is in some way antithetical to communal morality is also challenged on the grounds that genuine communalism is likely to arise out of voluntary co-operation rather than state-sponsored initiatives and programmes
Capitalism · Coercion (linguistics · Economics · Law and economics · Morality · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Socialism · Sociology · State (computer science · Economic Theory and Institutions · Economic Theory and Policy · Political Economy and Marxism · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 1999 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |