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Financial Democratization and the Transition to Socialism

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Historically, there has been little agreement between advocates of radical financial reform and socialist theoreticians. However, in the new circumstances of the twenty-first century, a productive synthesis of these two traditions might be possible. Drawing on the franchise model of credit creation elaborated by Robert C. Hockett and the dysfunctions created by the extreme concentration of private financial institutions, this article outlines a reform agenda that would both democratize finance and facilitate the flow of funds into valuable forms of investment that are currently starved for resources. If the new institutions envisioned in this proposal were able to take root and expand, they could ultimately facilitate a transition to socialism, defined as the subordination of the market to democratic politics.

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  • Fred Block, 2019. "Financial Democratization and the Transition to Socialism," Politics & Society, , vol. 47(4), pages 529-556, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:polsoc:v:47:y:2019:i:4:p:529-556
    DOI: 10.1177/0032329219879274
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