From: Dave Zachariah (davez@kth.se)
Date: Wed Jun 04 2008 - 14:37:05 EDT
on 2008-06-04 19:24 Alejandro Agafonow wrote: > > Yes, I agree with Zachariah. > > > > This raises what Håvard Haarstad and I think is a weak point or a > point that deserves more attention in Cottrell and Cockshot’s model. > > > > We call it the problem of “informed participation”. Can we open all > spheres of decision making to all that have a interests on it, > irrespective of their command upon the issue? Especially, if it is a > highly technical one. > > > > In principle, it could sound like an elitist way of reasoning, but our > point is that if we agree to open it without any consideration, one > have to offer an answer to the risks involved in making wrong > decisions by the wrong people. > > > Hang on a minute Alejandro. I did not mean that decisions must be centralized in the hands of a few individuals, but that macroeconomic coordination needs to be taken on a 'national' level. However, I think you are right when it comes to day-to-day decisions at this level. They have to be taken by few individuals that are held accountable, for practical and technical reasons. But the general development of the economy ought to be subject to the citizens' will: e.g. share of budget going to investments in healthcare, infrastructure etc. or perhaps vote on specific plans proposed by political parties. That is necessary if we wish to sustain a socialist *democracy*. //Dave Z _______________________________________________ ope mailing list ope@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/ope
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