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[[File:RichardWolff 23.png|right|thumb|Richard David Wolff in 2011.]] | [[File:RichardWolff 23.png|right|thumb|Richard David Wolff in 2011.]] | ||
'''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]]. | '''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 | 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Economists]][[Category:US Americans]][[Category:Revisionists]][[Category:Anarchists]] | [[Category:Economists]][[Category:US Americans]][[Category:Revisionists]][[Category:Anarchists]] | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 28 October 2025
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]
References
- ↑ Daniel J. Fitzgibbons (October 11 , 2002). USSR strayed from communism, say Economics professors. The Campus Chronicle.