Ökobilanz und kybernetische Wirtschaftsplanung: Demokratisch geplante Wirtschaft zur Befriedigung gesellschaftlicher Bedürfnisse in planetaren Grenzen

Jakob Heyer; Walther Zeug

doi:10.32387/prokla.v54i215.2116

Authors

Jakob Heyer https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4104-3052
Walther Zeug Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3170-6984

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32387/prokla.v54i215.2116

Keywords:

Cybernetics, Democracy, Planned Economy, Sustainability

Abstract

Many previous approaches to a democratic planned economy fall short of the scientific and technical possibilities. This concept of a democratic centralized-decentralized planned economy therefore integrates cybernetic approaches and methods from sustainability and environmental systems research. The goal of this combination of central planning elements and decentralized regulation and networking of relatively autonomously operating enterprises is to satisfy societal needs within planetary boundaries.

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