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'''Richard David Wolff''' (April 1, 1942–) is a [[United States of America|US American]] economist who is known for his [[Revisionism|revisionist]] views and nominal espousal of "[[Marxism]]". He is far more aligned with [[anarchism]], namely [[anarcho-mutualism]]. | | name = Richard David Wolff | ||
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| caption = Richard David Wolff in 2011. | |||
| nationality = US American | |||
| birth_name = Richard David Wolff | |||
| birth_date = April 1, 1942 | |||
| birth_place = Youngstown, Ohio, U.S | |||
| political_line = [[Revisionism]]<br>[[Mutualism]]<br>[[Dengism]]}} | |||
'''Richard David Wolff''' (April 1, 1942–) is a [[United States of America|US American]] economist who is known for his [[Revisionism|revisionist]] views and nominal espousal of "[[Marxism]]". He is far more aligned with [[anarchism]], namely [[anarcho-mutualism]]. Wolff advocates the [[Reformism|gradual transformation]] of the [[capitalism|capitalist]] system into [[socialism]] through the establishment of [[Proletariat|worker]] [[cooperatives]]. | |||
==Positions== | ==Positions== | ||
===Soviet Union=== | ===Soviet Union=== | ||
Wolff believes that the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] was only socialist during the early 1920s, and became [[state capitalism|state capitalist]] with [[collectivization]] under [[Joseph Stalin]].<ref>Daniel J. Fitzgibbons (October 11 , 2002). [https://www.umass.edu/pubaffs/chronicle/archives/02/10-11/economics.html USSR strayed from communism, say Economics professors]. ''The Campus Chronicle''.</ref> | Wolff believes that the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] was only socialist during the early 1920s, and became [[state capitalism|state capitalist]] with [[collectivization]] under [[Joseph Stalin]].<ref>Daniel J. Fitzgibbons (October 11 , 2002). [https://www.umass.edu/pubaffs/chronicle/archives/02/10-11/economics.html USSR strayed from communism, say Economics professors]. ''The Campus Chronicle''.</ref> | ||
===China=== | |||
Wolff endorses the revisionist ideology of [[Socialism with Chinese Characteristics]] and considers the modern [[People's Republic of China]] to be socialist.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nY3VSmA-l8 AskProfWolff: "Socialism With Chinese Characteristics"] (April 23, 2020). ''Democracy at Work''. ''YouTube''.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Economists]][[Category:US Americans]][[Category:Revisionists]][[Category:Anarchists]] | [[Category:Economists]][[Category:US Americans]][[Category:Revisionists]][[Category:Anarchists]] | ||
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Richard David Wolff | |
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 Richard David Wolff in 2011. | |
| Born |
Richard David Wolff April 1, 1942 Youngstown, Ohio, U.S |
| Nationality | US American |
| Ideology |
Revisionism Mutualism Dengism |
Richard David Wolff (April 1, 1942–) is a US American economist who is known for his revisionist views and nominal espousal of "Marxism". He is far more aligned with anarchism, namely anarcho-mutualism. Wolff advocates the gradual transformation of the capitalist system into socialism through the establishment of worker cooperatives.
Positions
Soviet Union
Wolff believes that the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was only socialist during the early 1920s, and became state capitalist with collectivization under Joseph Stalin.[1]
China
Wolff endorses the revisionist ideology of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and considers the modern People's Republic of China to be socialist.[2]
References
- ↑ Daniel J. Fitzgibbons (October 11 , 2002). USSR strayed from communism, say Economics professors. The Campus Chronicle.
- ↑ AskProfWolff: "Socialism With Chinese Characteristics" (April 23, 2020). Democracy at Work. YouTube.