Robin Hahnel

Robin Eric Hahnel (born March 25, 1946) is an American economist and professor emeritus of economics at American University.^[2]^[3] His academic work applies libertarian socialist values to piecemeal economic proposals, critiquing both capitalist market economies and authoritarian centrally planned economies.^[4]

BornMarch 25, 1946 (age 80)

Alma materHarvard University

InfluencesKarl Marx, Cornelius Castoriadis,^[1] Karl Polanyi, Paul Sweezy, Oskar R. Lange, Michał Kalecki, Piero Sraffa, Amartya Sen, Joan Robinson, John Maynard Keynes

DisciplinePolitical economy

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Robin Hahnel
Born	(1946-03-25) March 25, 1946 (age 80)

Academic background
Alma mater	Harvard University
Influences	Karl Marx, Cornelius Castoriadis,^[1] Karl Polanyi, Paul Sweezy, Oskar R. Lange, Michał Kalecki, Piero Sraffa, Amartya Sen, Joan Robinson, John Maynard Keynes
Academic work
Discipline	Political economy
School or tradition	Libertarian socialism
Notable ideas	Co-proposer of participatory economics, a libertarian socialist economy based on equitable cooperation, and a strategy for abolishing capitalist market economy

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Unorthodox Marxism with M. Albert (1978)^[5]
Socialism Today and Tomorrow with M. Albert (1981)^[6]^[7]
Marxism and Socialist Theory with M. Albert (1981)^[6]^[8]
Liberating Theory with M. Albert, Holly Sklar, Lydia Sargent, Noam Chomsky, Mel King, and Leslie Kagan (1986)
A Quiet Revolution in Welfare Economics with M. Albert (1990)^[9]
Looking Forward – Participatory Economics for the Twenty First Century with M. Albert (1991)^[10]
The Political Economy of Participatory Economics with M. Albert (1991)^[11]
Panic Rules (1999)
ABC's of Political Economy (2003)^[12]^[13]
Economic Justice and Democracy: From Competition to Cooperation (2005)^[14]^[15]
Green Economics (2011)^[16]
Of the people, By the people – The Case for a Participatory Economy (2012)
Radical Political Economy: Sraffa versus Marx (2017)
Democratic Economic Planning (2021)

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[1]
Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel, Socialism Today and Tomorrow: Socialism in Theory and Practice, South End Press, 1981, p. 384.
[2]
"Hahnel, Robin (Eric) 1946- | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
[3]
"Prof Emeritus". American University.
[4]
Hoskins, Andrew; Tulloch, John (2016). Risk and Hyperconnectivity: Media and Memories of Neoliberalism. Oxford University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-19-937549-3.
[5]
Boggs, Carl (1981). "Review of Unorthodox Marxism: An Essay on Capitalism, Socialism, and Revolution; The Radical Tradition: A Study of Modern Revolutionary Thought". Theory and Society. 10 (2): 307–315. ISSN 0304-2421. JSTOR 656718.

Feagin, Joe (1981). "Review of Unorthodox Marxism: An Essay on Capitalism, Socialism and Revolution". Contemporary Sociology. 10 (2): 271–272. doi:10.2307/2066923. ISSN 0094-3061. JSTOR 2066923.
[6]
Ferguson, Ann (1983). "Over-Extended Families". The Women's Review of Books. 1 (2): 16–17. doi:10.2307/4019447. ISSN 0738-1433. JSTOR 4019447.
[7]
Leighton, Lauren G. (1983). "Review of A Guide to Marxism; An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marxism, Socialism and Communism; Socialism Today and Tomorrow: Socialism in Theory and Practice; Leninism: A Sociological Interpretation". Studies in Soviet Thought. 25 (3): 210–218. ISSN 0039-3797. JSTOR 20099221.
[8]
Murphy, John W. (1983). "Review of Marxism and Socialist Theory". Studies in Soviet Thought. 25 (3): 255–258. ISSN 0039-3797. JSTOR 20099229.
[9]
Bonner, John (1992). "Review of Quiet Revolution in Welfare Economics". The Economic Journal. 102 (413): 974–975. doi:10.2307/2234600. ISSN 0013-0133. JSTOR 2234600.
[10]
Brown, Doug (1992). "Review of Looking Forward: Participatory Economics for the Twenty First Century". Journal of Economic Issues. 26 (3): 925–929. ISSN 0021-3624. JSTOR 4226599.
[11]
Brown, Doug (1992). "Review of The Political Economy of Participatory Economics". Journal of Economic Issues. 26 (1): 294–297. ISSN 0021-3624. JSTOR 4226533.
[12]
Laibman, David (2005). "Review of The ABCs of Political Economy: A Modern Approach". Science & Society. 69 (2): 261–264. ISSN 0036-8237. JSTOR 40404830.
[13]
Matthaei, Julie (2008). "Review of Radical Political Economy: A Concise Introduction; The ABCs of Political Economy: A Modern Approach". Review of Social Economy. 66 (2): 247–253. ISSN 0034-6764. JSTOR 29770466.
[14]
Devine, Pat (2007). "Review of Economic Justice and Democracy: From Competition to Cooperation". Science & Society. 71 (2): 256–259. ISSN 0036-8237. JSTOR 40404414.
[15]
Peterson, V. Spike (2007). "Review of Economic Justice and Democracy: From Competition to Cooperation". Feminist Economics. 13 (1): 146–150. doi:10.1080/13545700601075153. ISSN 1354-5701.
[16]
Dunlap, Alexander (2011). "Review of Green Economics: Confronting the Ecological Crisis". Journal of Economic Issues. 45 (4): 1020–1022. ISSN 0021-3624. JSTOR 23071549.

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