David Graeber also offers specific support in recent interviews on his last book, about the markets-capitalism distinction, it seems to me that there is indeed more communication now between left and progressive libertarian approaches ..<br>
<br>Michel<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 8:30 PM, mp <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mp@aktivix.org">mp@aktivix.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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Subject: [Anarchist.academics] Markets Not Capitalism<br>
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A new collection of left wing pro-market, anti-capitalist anarchist<br>
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Markets Not Capitalism: Individualist Anarchism Against Bosses,<br>
Inequality, Corporate Power, and Structural Poverty<br>
Ed. Gary Chartier & Charles W. Johnson<br>
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Individualist anarchists believe in mutual exchange, not economic<br>
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capitalist-controlled markets that prevail today. It explains how<br>
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