25.3.04

and so does michael albert

multi-author blog on economic vision beyond capitalism - goodbye maggie. looks like this will center around participatory economics.

"Okay, opting for "Goodbye Maggie" as a title won’t appeal to everyone, but it does have its virtues.

First, it refers to Maggie’s Farm, a fictional creation in a Dylan song about the ills of current economic arrangements. In a new economy, none of us will work on Maggie’s Farm.

Second, it refers to Margaret Thatcher, the past British Prime Minister and most recent prominent proponent of the stance that there is no alternative to current economic relations summarized as TINA.

So the point is, this blog is about transcending corporations and markets and all the familiar economic mess that Dylan alludes to and that Maggie Thatcher celebrates as eternal."

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