Paul Cockshott
William Paul Cockshott | |
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| Born | 16 March 1952 |
| Education | Manchester University (BaEcon) Heriot Watt University (MSc) Edinburgh University (PhD) |
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| Fields | Computer science Marxian economics |
| Workplaces | University of Glasgow |
| Website | paulcockshott |
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William Paul Cockshott (born 16 March 1952) is a Scottish academic in the fields of computer science and Marxist economics. He is a Reader at the University of Glasgow. Since 1993, he has authored multiple works in the tradition of scientific socialism, most notably Towards a New Socialism and How the World Works. Cockshott advocates for a moneyless economy and the use of computers to aid a planned economy.