Report from Z Media Institute 98 (fwd)

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Jun 23 13:04:00 PDT 1998


jf noonan wrote:


>What is ParEcon? Is this a formal model or is it a catchy name for
>an old fashioned democraticly run coop? Anybody know?
>
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>
>Joseph Noonan
>jfn1 at msc.com
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>Report from Z Media Institute, Woods Hole, MA
>Jun 23, 1998 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>By Adam Tworkowski
>
>[much snippage]
>
>The principles behind what is known as
>Participatory Economics (ParEcon for short) are equity, solidarity,
>diversity, and participatory self management. Michael Albert and Robin
>Hahnel have written extensively on ParEcon. The internal workings of Z
>Magazine in Woods Hole, MA., South End Press in Boston, MA,. and
>Mondragon Coffee House and Bookstore in Winnipeg, Manitoba are
>structured upon the ParEcon model.

Albert & Hahnel have 2 books about this model, one academic version and one pop version. Plus Albert writes about it all the time in Z. It's supposed to be antihierarchical, with everything planned democratically. Nancy Folbre (now a MacArthur-certified genius) said their vision of life was as one long student council meeting.

Doug



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