|
|
Article: Socialism After Communism: The New Market Socialism.
- Article from:
- American Political Science Review
- Article date:
- March 1, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 Cambridge University Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
David Schweickart, Loyola University Chicago
Is there socialism after communism? Christopher Pierson, a reader in politics at the University of Stirling, centers his book on this question. Curiously, one puts down this on-the-whole careful and intelligent work not altogether certain as to his answer.
Pierson's basic theses may be summarized as follows: (1) Both the Soviet model of socialism and the social democratic model of the Keynesian welfare state are dead, but the generalization of the death certificate to all forms of socialism is unwarranted. (2) Market socialism may well be an economically viable, morally desirable alternative to capitalism. (3) ...