Whither Socialism? by Joseph E. Stiglitz

Whither Socialism?



Whither Socialism? epub




Whither Socialism? Joseph E. Stiglitz ebook
Page: 352
Publisher: The MIT Press
ISBN: 0262691825, 9780262691826
Format: chm


€�Whither goest thou?” “To Rome, to be crucified”, Jesus replied. According to Catholic legend, as Peter fled from certain crucifixion in Rome he encountered Jesus walking in the opposite direction. Central planning is certainly not the answer; in "Whither Socialism", he makes it clear that the bad incentives faced by managers in a centrally-planned economy also yield bad outcomes. Posted by George_Spiggott at 12:13 PM on February 6, 2009 [2 favorites]. 5 thoughts on “Whither the Tea Party?” LarryG | December 6, 2012 at 6:54 am. 25% Republicans and 28% of Conservatives themselves have unfavorable attitudes about the Tea Party. Socialism didn't whither in the Reagan era, it just got a lot more expensive. And that demagogues , partly through ambition, partly through vanity, partly through ignorance, speculate on this feeling, promising impossibilities. (Yes, I meant wither, not whither. The Socialist answers that it is progress. First, these lectures treat of real Socialism, that is to say, the social theory which would give to the democratic State the exclusive ownership, administration, and distribution of all wealth and of all means of wealthmaking.