The international network for democratic planning held its first ever in-person conference. It took place in Montreal in July 2025 and members of the Participatory Economy Project attended and gave presentations. In this episode, PEP members will discuss what they thought of the event.

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What kinds of change are possible or desirable in the face of an imminent climate crisis? Can climate change be solved with economic system change - or are we too late for that? How deep are the trade-offs between values like democracy, efficiency, equity and sustainability? All these questions are discussed in this episode of PEP Talk.

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The popular What’s Left of Philosophy podcast reviewed the post-capitalist model of a Participatory Economy in a recent episode. What did they think? What did they get right? What did they miss? Mitchell, Robin and Antti respond.

Their original podcast episode: 76 | For and Against Participatory Planning & Economics https://pod.link/1544487624/episode/31482463f30a531308e53796a8e75250

What’s Left of Philosophy podcast is described as a theory podcast from the left. Four friends discuss philosophy, politics, and culture.
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It’s an age-old question: reform or revolution? Or, to put it another way, can welfare states be a laboratory for social change? in this episode of PEP talk we discuss the Meidner plan in Sweden in the 1970s, the Finnish welfare state and any lessons we can draw for establishing a full scale Participatory Economy.

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Does climate change mean the end of economic growth? How is value even measured and what does the term ‘economic throughput’ mean? Do we need to de-growth or a steady state economy? Do we need system change and to replace capitalism in order to prevent cataclysmic climate change? All these questions are discussed in this episode of PEP Talk.

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Second of a two-part episode recorded in London, UK. Mitchell interviews Robin Hahnel about a variety of different topics relating to a Participatory Economy.

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First of a two-part episode recorded in London, UK. Mitchell interviews Robin Hahnel about a variety of different topics relating to a Participatory Economy.

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PEP Talk host Mitchell interviews games designer Michael Hicks about his new game ‘Dissent on Mars’, where players can choose and experiment with the economic system they want for their colony on planet Mars. Players can choose between capitalism, central planning and democratic planning, which is based on and inspired by the Participatory Economy model.

Wishlist Now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2138560/
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Why do we need prices in an economy and how are they generated differently in a Participatory Economy compared to a Capitalist Economy?

This episode of PEP Talk is all about prices. What are “indicative prices'' in the annual participatory planning procedure? What are opportunity costs, social costs and “externalities”? What’s the problem with prices generated in capitalist economies and how are they more accurate in a Participatory Economy?

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Karl Marx is the most cited author in the world. But what would Marx think of our post-capitalist vision of a Participatory Economy? In this episode Robin and Mitchell look at what Marxism is and how Marx relates to a Participatory Economy, an economy where workers self-manage their workplaces and keep the fruits of their labour.

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