Overview

This book provides a comprehensive overview of historical and international debates on the theory of “labor money” or “labor notes.” These debates exist in a triangular context of market socialism, communism (community-based socialism), and local currency, joining numerous socialists, anarchists, and Marx and Engels. Labor note theory encompasses theoretical, ideological, and practical doctrines aimed at designing a fair and desirable labor-based market or non-market economy by reforming the monetary and credit system. This theory was considered an unfeasible utopian idea in the context of orthodox Marxism, which is typically based on a historical study of surplus value doctrines. However, this book eschews Marx’s critique of “labor money” that limits the debate regarding a concrete alternative society, and instead proposes practical and gradual approaches to social reform by scrutinizing the primary sources of labor money theories and practical experiences and reconstructs their theoretical relationships.

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Author:   Tsuyoshi Yuki
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.514kg
ISBN:  

9783030789831

ISBN 10:   3030789837
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   21 September 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Issues, Methods, and ScopesChapter 2. Free Credit versus Value from Theory: On The Relation Between Proudhon's Market Socialism and Marx's Market RealismChapter 3. Theoretical Connotations of Marx's Critique of the Theory of Labor Money: On Socialism and Local CurrenciesChapter 4. Labor Note Theories of Robert Owen and Josiah WarrenChapter 5. William Pare's Theory of Labor Notes: From an Analysis of Monetary Functions to a Vision of MarketsChapter 6. Comparative Study of Owen's Theory of Labor Notes and the Theories of Local CurrencyChapter 7. John Gray's Theory of Labor Notes and it's Relevance to Money and LaborChapter 8. Reconsideration of Gesell's Critique of Marx's Theory of CapitalChapter 9. Concluding Reflections on Money and the Market: Possible Lines of Development for Labor Notes Theory. 

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Tsuyoshi Yuki is Professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University, Japan.

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