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Probably the best theoretical arguments against socialism are the socialist calculation arguments that were first -presented by Ludwig von Mises, Max Weber, and Friedrich Hayek. These arguments purported to establish that in a socialist economy, even in theory, it would be impossible for central planners to rationally allocate resources. However, as Mark Lindley and myself attempted to show, there are some good rebuttals to these arguments. *A 21 st -Century Perspective on the “Socialist-Calculation Debate” re: Economic Planning* ( https://www.academia.edu/101011367/A_21_st_Century_Perspective_on_the_Socialist_Calculation_Debate_re_Economic_Planning ) While as far as the best arguments against Marxian economics are concerned, I think ones came from the Austrian economist Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk in his book *Karl Marx And The Close Of The His System* ( https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.59432/page/n3/mode/2up ) *.* Even today, most of the criticisms that mainstream economists make of Karl Marx’s economic theories, derive directly or indirectly from Böhm-Bawerk. I gave my evaluation of Böhm-Bawerk’s arguments in another post, “What are some of the best critiques of Marxist economics?” ( https://medium.com/@jimfarmelant/what-are-some-of-the-best-critiques-of-marxist-economics-9a8d572c9e24 ) There, I noted that Marxist rebuttals to Böhm-Bawerk made the following points: * He treated Marx’s “value” as if it were a direct price-theory (like Ricardo’s). But many Marxists have contended that Marx’s labor theory of value was not intended to be a price-theory. * Along those lines, Marx’s defenders have responded to Böhm-Bawerk by arguing that value is a conceptual framework for analyzing capitalist dynamics (exploitation, accumulation, crisis), not a literal price calculator. * Marx’s law of value explains how surplus value originates in labor, while prices of production explain how it is distributed among capitalists. No contradiction — just different levels of abstraction. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39255): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39255 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116301050/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
