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This article is about the economist. For the computer scientist, see Michael H. Albert. For the artist, see Michael Albert (artist).

Michael Albert
Michael Albert speaking at New York's annual Left Forum, 2007.
Michael Albert speaking at New York's annual Left Forum, 2007.
Born (1947-04-08) April 8, 1947 (age 77)
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Subject
  • Politics
  • Economics
Notable worksMoving Forward: Program for a Participatory Economy
Website
zcomm.org/author/malbert/


Michael Albert (born April 8, 1947) is an American activist, economist, speaker, and writer.

Biography

In 1965, Albert was a student at MIT. He became a member of Students for a Democratic Society and opposed the Vietnam War. He was expelled from MIT, in January 1970, for disruptive behaviour.[1][2]

In 1991, Albert co-authored, with Robin Hahnel, The Political Economy of Participatory Economics. This outlined their ideas for participatory economics and included an economic model of the system.[3][4] Doug Brown, writing in the Journal of Economic Issues said their alternative to markets was novel, but mainly of academic interest.[4]

Albert helped create the International Organization for a Participatory Society founded in 2012.[citation needed]

Work

He is founder of Z Net and Z Magazine.[5] He co-founded South End Press.[1]

Beliefs

Albert identifies himself as a market abolitionist and believes they should be replaced with participatory economics.[6][7]

Bibliography

  • What Is To Be Undone?, (1974)
  • 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)
  • The Trajectory of Change: Activist Strategies for Social Transformation, (2002)
  • Parecon: Life After Capitalism, (2004) Verso ISBN 9781844675050[8]
  • 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) Seven Stories Press ISBN 9781583227428[9]
  • Occupy Theory (2013)
  • Occupy Vision (2013)
  • Occupy Strategy (2013)

Co-authored

  • 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) Princeton University Press ISBN 9780691003849 [3]

About Albert

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "From SDS to Life After Capitalism: Z Mag Founder Michael Albert on Activism, "Parecon" and a Model for a Participatory Society". Democracy Now. April 17, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Fishman, Mitchell S. (January 16, 1970). "SDS Seizes M.I.T. Offices With Ram". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Albert, Michael; Hahnel, Robin (1991). The Political Economy of Participatory Economics. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-00384-9. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Brown, Doug (March 1992). "Reviewed Work: The Political Economy of Participatory Economics". Journal of Economic Issues. 26 (1): 294–297. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Pilger, John (June 28, 2004). "John Pilger offers a reading list to counter Reagan". New Statesman. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  6. ^ Market Madness. Z-Mag, July 13, 2004.
  7. ^ Albert, Michael. There Is An Alternative. ZNet, July 27, 2005.
  8. ^ Albert, Michael (2004). Parecon: Life After Capitalism. Verso. ISBN 978-1-84467-505-0. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  9. ^ Albert, Michael (2007). Remembering Tomorrow: From SDS to Life after Capitalism: A Memoir. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-58322-742-8. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  10. ^ Wilson, Sean Michael; Thompson, Carl (2013). Parecomic: Michael Albert and the Story of Participatory Economics. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-60980-456-5. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
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