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Economic Planning Meets Needs Which the Market Ignores

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a change of priorities, as states buy up masks and ventilators regardless of the cost. Basing economic decisions on human need, not our ability to pay, imposes a principle of equality — allowing us collectively to decide what kinds of production we really need.

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halshs-02879765 , version 1 (24-06-2020)

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Razmig Keucheyan. Economic Planning Meets Needs Which the Market Ignores. 2020, pp.[en ligne]. ⟨halshs-02879765⟩
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