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| Michael Albert | |
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| Born | April 8, 1947 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Subjects | Politics, Economics |
| Notable work(s) | Moving Forward: Program for a Participatory Economy |
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This article is about the economist. For the computer scientist, see Michael H. Albert.
Michael Albert (born April 8, 1947) is a longtime activist, speaker, and writer, 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. He developed along with Robin Hahnel the economic vision called participatory economics.
Albert identifies himself as a market abolitionist1 and favors democratic participatory planning as an alternative.2
During the 1960s, Albert was a member of Students for a Democratic Society, and was active in the anti-Vietnam War movement.
Albert's memoir, Remembering Tomorrow: From SDS to Life After Capitalism (ISBN 1583227423), was published in 2007 by Seven Stories Press.
See also
- Participatory politics
- Participatory economics
- Market abolitionism
- Coordinatorism
- Z Communications
- Left-wing politics
References
- ^ Market Madness. Z-Mag, 13 July 2004.
- ^ Albert, Michael There Is An Alternative. ZNet, July 27 2005.
External links
- Michael Albert discusses memoir with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!, April 17, 2007 (video, audio, and print transcript)
- ZCommunications
- Parecon (Participatory Economics)
- South End Press
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