Economics for Emancipation

A Course of Economics for All

MODULE 7

In this module, we will explore different strategies for socioeconomic change through historical case studies and recent community projects and campaigns.

We also highlight solidarity economy as a vision for an alternative economic system that would center social, economic, and environmental justice.

Learning Objectives:

  • Articulate our conceptions of an economy
  • Understand the source of “value” in the economy 
  • Explain the three “C’s” of exchange, or ways our economies can be organized
  • Understand how profits are created by the exploitation of workers
  • Analyze how care work and housework show up in our economy

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Takeaways

  • There are three general strategies for social change 1) reforming or taming an oppressive system, 2) destroying or smashing an oppressive system, and 3) escaping the system by building alternative communities.
  • Solidarity Economy is an alternative to capitalism that features collective ownership, allocation based on needs, governance by those closest to the pain deciding the solution, and the sharing of the least desired work in society. 
  • The just transition framework provides a strategy to move from an extractive to a regenerative economy using three strategies: 1) stop the bad → build the new, 2) divest from their power → invest in our power, and 3) change the rules
  • Our campaigns and projects can and should strive for both the redistribution of resources and democratic governance.

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