>I think that in addition to its historical value Steele's is a very good
>book--of course I am more impressed by Hayekian arguments than many here. But
>it is a clear, intellectually pretty honest, and useful survey of the
>calculation debate. I have met Steele and argued with him; we didn't get
>along--unlike the situation with N. Scott Arnold, a Hayek-influenced right
>winger at U Al Birmingham, who is a pretty good friend of mine. Arnold wrote
>a very fine book Marxism, Karl Marx's Radical Critique of Capitalist
>Society, that is sufficiently honest to give a very plausible and powerful
>reading of Marx, rather than a caricature. He gives Marx credit where he
>thinks it is die, and concedes Marx a good deal more than most on the right
>would. Scott and I used to do a dog and pont show on market socialism back
>when I was a professor. I think any intellectually self-respecting Marxist
>ought to read Steele and Arnold and think through how to answer them. --jks
I have a copy of what I consider to be a rebuttal of Steele's book, written by a friend of his. It's probably too long to post here but if anyone wants a copy I can send it by email. -- Lew