Author： Sacchetti Silvia Sugden Roger
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1470-1162
Source： Review of Social Economy, Vol.67, Iss.3, 2009-09, pp. : 289-311
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Abstract
The paper introduces mental proximity as an ideal-type criterion for assessing the organization of production, and positions it as a benchmark alongside markets and hierarchies in a three-dimensional space. Following a Deweyan approach, the criterion is focused on democratic deliberation espoused by necessary values: the rejection of controlling influences, positive freedom, inclusion on equal terms, informed participation, the desire to reach a consensus, sympathy, mutual respect, reciprocity, and continuous learning. We also identify a community network as a complex of people who seek to relate to each other in accord with mental proximity, and discuss influences on their search.
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