newbie on Participatory Economics

[G*rd*n]

Carrol Cox:
> ... 
> Marxism can negate some positions as to what socialism can or will be
> (utopian socialism, socialism achieved by electoral means, socialism
> depending on an absolute majority of people before it can come into
> existence, etc.) It cannot give us a blueprint for socialism -- or even
> predict that socialism will arive before capitalism has destroyed the
> liveability of the earth.
> ...

Clearly, freedom can't be determined by law; I wasn't
thinking of the successful outcome of the struggle for
freedom but the struggle itself, which I would think would
be susceptible to some kind of scientific investigation.
Subversive economies and cultures may not be glamorous 
(or may be too glamorous) but I don't think they should be
ignored -- especially in the long interval while we're
waiting for the next upheaval.

Gordon   gcf at panix.com