Economic Planning Meets Needs Which the Market Ignores

Razmig Keucheyan (1)

1 CED - Centre Émile Durkheim

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a change of priorities, as states buy up masks and ventilators regardless of the cost. Basing economic decisions on human need, not our ability to pay, imposes a principle of equality — allowing us collectively to decide what kinds of production we really need.

Mots clés: Policy; Economic Planning; Economy; Coronavirus

Domaines: Sociologie

Razmig Keucheyan. Economic Planning Meets Needs Which the Market Ignores. 2020, pp.[en ligne]. ⟨halshs-02879765⟩