Price systemIn economics, a price system is a system through which the valuations of any forms of property (tangible or intangible) are determined. All societies use price systems in the allocation and exchange of resources as a consequence of scarcity. Even in a barter system with no money, price systems are still utilized in the determination of exchange ratios (relative valuations) between the properties being exchanged.
Lange modelThe Lange model (or Lange–Lerner theorem) is a neoclassical economic model for a hypothetical socialist economy based on public ownership of the means of production and a trial-and-error approach to determining output targets and achieving economic equilibrium and Pareto efficiency. In this model, the state owns non-labor factors of production, and markets allocate final goods and consumer goods.
Calculation in kindNOTOC Calculation in kind or calculation in-natura is a way of valuating resources and a system of accounting that uses disaggregated physical magnitudes as opposed to a common unit of calculation. As the basis for a socialist economy, it was proposed to replace money and financial calculation. In an in-kind economy products are produced for their use values (their utility) and accounted in physical terms. By contrast, in money-based economies, commodities are produced for their exchange value and accounted in monetary terms.
École de pensée en économieUne école de pensée économique, ou courant de pensée économique est un regroupement d'économistes qui partagent une même approche de l'économie ou un faisceau d’idées communes. Toute école ainsi définie peut coexister à un instant donné avec d'autres écoles qui défendent des conceptions proches, opposées ou radicalement opposés. Toute école donne lieu – sauf exceptions – à des évolutions historiques qui les font disparaître, se transformer et/ou renaître au fil du temps.
Social dividendThe social dividend is the return on the natural resources and capital assets owned by society in a socialist economy. The concept notably appears as a key characteristic of market socialism, where it takes the form of a dividend payment to each citizen derived from the property income generated by publicly owned enterprises, representing the individual's share of the capital and natural resources owned by society. Although the social dividend concept has not yet been applied on a large scale, similar policies have been adopted on a limited basis.
Production for useProduction for use is a phrase referring to the principle of economic organization and production taken as a defining criterion for a socialist economy. It is held in contrast to production for profit. This criterion is used to distinguish communism from capitalism, and is one of the fundamental defining characteristics of communism. This principle is broad and can refer to an array of different configurations that vary based on the underlying theory of economics employed.
Économie socialisteL'économie socialiste se réfère aux théories économiques et aux pratiques se rapprochant des courants socialistes. L'économie socialiste se caractérise fondamentalement par la propriété collective des moyens de production, ce qui peut désigner aussi bien les coopératives autonomes que la propriété publique; ce qui implique un autre mode de production. Lorsque les marchés sont utilisés pour allouer les intrants et les biens entre les unités économiques, la désignation économie socialiste de marché est utilisée.
Planification économiqueLa planification économique est un mécanisme d'allocation des ressources qui est en contraste avec les mécanismes du marché. En tant que mécanisme de coordination pour l'économie socialiste, la planification économique se substitue aux facteurs du marché et est définie comme une attribution directe des ressources, en contraste avec le mécanisme de répartition indirecte du marché. Il existe différents types de procédures de planification. Le niveau de centralisation de la prise de décision dans la planification dépend du type spécifique de mécanisme de planification employé.
Socialist mode of productionThe socialist mode of production, sometimes referred to as the communist mode of production, or simply (Marxian) socialism or communism as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels used the terms communism and socialism interchangeably, is a specific historical phase of economic development and its corresponding set of social relations that emerge from capitalism in the schema of historical materialism within Marxist theory. The Marxist definition of socialism is that of production for use-value (i.e.
Economic calculation problemThe economic calculation problem (sometimes abbreviated ECP) is a criticism of using economic planning as a substitute for market-based allocation of the factors of production. It was first proposed by Ludwig von Mises in his 1920 article "Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth" and later expanded upon by Friedrich Hayek. In his first article, Mises described the nature of the price system under capitalism and described how individual subjective values (while criticizing other theories of value) are translated into the objective information necessary for rational allocation of resources in society.
