| Titre | L'optimation des ressources dans une économie planifiée | |
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| Auteur | Pierre Kende | |
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Revue | Revue Française de Sociologie |
| Numéro | Numéro spécial 1969 Les faits économiques | |
| Page | 585-607 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Pierre Kende : The optimum use of resources in a planned economy.
After a rapid bird's eye view of documents and positions taken concerning the problem of optimum production in a socialist economy, the author decides to study the basic concepts implicit in every solution. This analysis takes into account the framework of an actual planned economy (Part I). In this type of economy, two determining factors weigh on production : the options of the central planner and the choice of the consumers. The former cannot determine any « optimum » ; the best level of production can only spring up in relation to a socialized process of « micro-choice ». It is this process that makes evident a « value » in the economic sense of the term (Part II) . The originality of the problem of « optimum » in a planned economy consists in the fact that the planner does not have a list of criteria at his disponal, for the making of decisions ; he «secretes» them himself. Optimum production is defined in reference to a group of objectives, of power and welfare (Part III). Netherveless there is a great obstacle to the right choice between the different means of production : the absence of significant prices. These prices do not correspond to the socially necessary costs, nor do they have the possibility of orienting the calculations of enterprises. It follows that « productivity » can only be compared within a given production unit while it escapes appreciation in comparison with one sector and another. However, it is the division of resources between sectors which decides the over-all productivity of an economy. Without solid criteria, the planner, faced with the choice of structural occurences, is forced to resort to expedients (Part IV). Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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