Participatory Economics (PT 1B) - Consumption, Consumerism, Advertising w/ Prof. Robin Hahnel

In this interview, Prof. Hahnel talks to After the Oligarchy about consumption, consumerism, advertising, innovation, conspicuous consumption, throwaway culture, degrowth, competition between consumer councils, borrowing, lending, in a Participatory Economy. In 1991, Robin Hahnel and Michael Albert proposed a vision of a democratically planned economy, neither market socialism nor central planning. Practical and principled in equal measure, Participatory Economics (Parecon) demands our attention. Robin Hahnel is a professor of economics and co-originator of Participatory Economics. He has authored many books, including Democratic Economic Planning, Of the People, By the People, Green Economics, Radical Political Economy, and ABCs of Political Economy.

Originally posted by After the Oligarchy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbkUSpP0Tgs