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3. **Critiques of Central Planning**:
- The critique of central planning as inherently incompatible with worker autonomy and self-management is a valid concern within left-wing discourse. Scholars like Hahnel argue that central planning can lead to bureaucratic control and undermine worker autonomy, highlighting the importance of decentralized and participatory economic planning[5].
- The Mercatus Center publication by Don Lavoie also critiques central planning, arguing for a more decentralized and free-market approach to achieve progressive social change[2].