Sweden by Ian Murray 16 January I'm puzzled by the midwife metaphor as it seems to assume that what needs to be brought about is somehow already existing within what already exists; whereas I can't help but see "it" as an ongoing work of creativity. If we accept indeterminacy and uncertainty in human history then what of Joan Robinson's quip of "there is no long run equilibrium path" as regards the above triad I mentioned.
Ian ^^^^^^^^^^ CB: Actually , there is a famous quote from Marx where he says it almost the way that you do here. The new society comes about based on what exists in the old. Marx understands socialism is a sublation of capitalism , that is it both overcomes and preserves capitalism. Marx does not accept indeterminancy and absolute contingency in history.
