Talk:List of economic systems

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This article will try to:

  • list all possible economic systems by name
  • present all possible lists (cathegorisations) of economic systems

--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 13:09, 19 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Rv/latest changes[edit]

Removed the others lists. If it is not right or left-wing, it is not to be mentioned in this list - please follow this simple rule. In case there is much confusion, we may have a list of some popular 'other' systems and explanations that they have both right and left wing variants (like coordinatorism and anarchy)

Rv/latest changes in the List by left-wing and right-wing:

  • Anarchism is not left wing, it has both right and left wing variants, therefore they should be listed in their sections
Anarchism, in its original form, was entirely left-wing. "Anarcho-capitalism" did not develop until the 1950's, and it is a branch of classical liberalism, not anarchism (despite the name).
  • brought back Market economy to the right wing system list, it is one of the most important items there.
Market economy is already mentioned in the first classification of systems. And, in any case, a market economy is not necessarily right-wing (think about market socialism, for example).
  • removed Corporatism since it points to the same link as corporate capitalism ATM and the latter is better for the list

--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 17:05, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Ok, I agree with that one. I didn't notice the redirect when I first made my changes.

Problematic systems for the left and right wing list[edit]

In the right-left wing list ATM, but can be important later.

  • Feudalism - can it be argued as a right or left wing system at all?
Yes. The original "right-wing" were the supporters of feudalism in the revolutionary French Parliament. Compared to them, our present-day right-wing (the supporters of laissez-faire capitalism) were considered left. Therefore, feudalists would be Far Right by today's standards.
  • Parecon is a planned economy... but left or right wing?
Well... most supporters of Parecon say it is left-wing... and, for the record, it's not a planned economy (at least not in the usual sense).
  • Is Planned economy a left-wing system only? Coordinatorism is a type of a planned economy, and coordinatorism can exist in both righ and left wing variants, so it seems logical that planned economy is not only left-wing.

--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 17:05, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)

You are correct. Planned economy goes beyond left or right. And so does Market economy. They are very broad concepts.
And regarding "eco-capitalism", that's not an economic system in itself. It's not even a branch of capitalism. It is only a term describing the use of capitalist processes to achieve environmental goals (with more or less success).