Michael Albert
| Michael Albert | |
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 Michael Albert speaking at New York's annual Left Forum, 2007. |
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| Born | April 8, 1947 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
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| Notable work(s) | Moving Forward: Program for a Participatory Economy |
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www.zcommunications.org/zspace/malbert |
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Michael Albert (born April 8, 1947) is an American activist, economist, speaker, and writer.
During the 1960s, he was a member of Students for a Democratic Society, and was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement. He is co-editor of ZNet, and co-editor and co-founder of Z Magazine. He also co-founded South End Press and has written numerous books and articles.
Albert identifies himself as a market abolitionist[1] and favors participatory planning as an alternative.[2] He developed, with Robin Hahnel, the economic vision called participatory economics. Albert has also been a moving force in the creation of the International Organization for a Participatory Society founded in 2012. He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Massachusetts and an undergraduate degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Albert's memoir, Remembering Tomorrow: From SDS to Life After Capitalism (ISBN 1583227423), was published in 2007 by Seven Stories Press.
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Books [edit]
- What Is To Be Undone? (1974)
- Unorthodox Marxism with R. Hahnel (1978)
- Socialism Today and Tomorrow with R. Hahnel (1981)
- Marxism and Socialist Theory with R. Hahnel (1981)
- Liberating Theory with Holly Sklar, Lydia Sargent, Mel King, Robin Hahnel, Noam Chomsky and Leslie Cagan (1986)
- Quiet Revolution in Welfare Economics with R. Hahnel (1990)
- Looking Forward with R. Hahnel (1990)
- The Political Economy of Participatory Economics with R. Hahnel (1991)
- Stop the Killing Train: Radical Visions for Radical Change (1994)
- Thinking Forward: Learning To Conceptualize Economic Vision (1997)
- Moving Forward: Program for a Participatory Economy (2001)
- Parecon: Life After Capitalism (2002)
- The Trajectory of Change: Activist Strategies for Social Transformation (2002)
- Thought Dreams: Radical Theory for the 21st Century (2004)
- Realizing Hope: Life beyond Capitalism (2006)
- Remembering Tomorrow: From SDS to Life After Capitalism, A Memoir (2007)
See also [edit]
- Participatory politics
- Participatory economics
- Market abolitionism
- Z Communications
- Complementary holism
- Left-wing politics
References [edit]
- ^ Market Madness. Z-Mag, 13 July 2004.
- ^ Albert, Michael There Is An Alternative. ZNet, July 27, 2005.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Michael Albert |
- Michael Albert discusses memoir with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!, April 17, 2007 (video, audio, and print transcript)
- Parecon (Participatory Economics)
- Interview with Michael Albert in Imagineer magazine about the American economy and his proposal for a more effective economic alternative.
- Text of a speech delivered to a CNT Sponsored gathering in Barcelona, Spain (on parecon)
- Anarchism?!
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- 1947 births
- American activists
- American anti-war activists
- American economists
- American magazine editors
- American memoirists
- American political writers
- Anti-corporate activists
- Cooperative organisers
- International Organization for a Participatory Society
- Libertarian socialists
- Living people
- Members of Students for a Democratic Society (1960 organization)
- Recipients of the Medal of the Presidency of the Italian Republic
