Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas
At 2:03 AM +0200 12/7/07, Tayssir John Gabbour wrote:
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>Ok, I combed through the 2003 Parecon book, which I take to be the
>most recent.
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>It appears clear that people can choose their own working hours and intensity:
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> "In a parecon it is true that people self-consciously decide the
> labor/leisure trade off and do so free from compulsion. That is,
> in each new planning period each person has two priority
> decisions.
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> "1. How much, overall, do they want to consume?
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> "2. How much, overall, do they want to work?"
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>The idea is that if you work harder or longer or whatever, you can
>consume more. Less work, less consumption.
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>(Of course, this may be just, but not necessarily compassionate. The
>authors argue that a decent society will need safety nets too.)
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>Measuring effort (hours, intensity or whatever) can vary between workplaces.