Meadowcroft John
Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK.
J Med Philos. 2003 Jun;28(3):307-26. doi: 10.1076/jmep.28.3.307.14590.
The "Socialist Calculation Debate" is little known outside the economics profession, yet this inter-war debate between liberal and socialist economists on the practical feasibility of socialism has important implications for all contemporary public sector bureaucracies. This article applies the Mises-Hayek critique of central planning that emerged from this debate to the crisis presently facing the British National Health Service. The Mises-Hayek critique suggests that the UK government's plan for a renewal of the National Health Service will fail because of the epistemological pathologies that face any centrally planned system. It is argued that the key lesson of the Socialist Calculation Debate is that market prices and private property rights are essential for the efficient allocation of resources and the attainment of the best possible health outcomes.
“社会主义计算辩论”在经济学专业之外鲜为人知，然而这场在两次世界大战之间自由派和社会主义经济学家就社会主义实际可行性展开的辩论，对所有当代公共部门官僚机构都具有重要意义。本文将这场辩论中出现的米塞斯 - 哈耶克对中央计划的批判应用于英国国民医疗服务体系目前面临的危机。米塞斯 - 哈耶克的批判表明，英国政府振兴国民医疗服务体系的计划将会失败，因为任何中央计划体系都面临着认识论上的弊病。有人认为，社会主义计算辩论的关键教训是，市场价格和私有产权对于资源的有效配置以及实现尽可能好的健康结果至关重要。
