This text aims to initiate a debate on planning as an alternative and political necessity in the confrontation with the neoliberal, neo-imperialist world system. The brevity of the text and its ambition to address as many topics as possible indicate that it does not intend to formulate definitive positions. We want to bring to the surface an argument that has been completely buried by liberal hegemony - no more, no less. After the collapse of the Soviet system, the elites and their intellectuals succeeded in stifling any debate about planning in the political public sphere. We find ourselves in a situation reminiscent of a century ago. In some leftist niches, there is a high-level discussion taking place in the English-speaking political-economic discourse, even if it is not particularly broad. Therefore, it is all the more urgent to engage in this debate in the German-speaking world. The political aspects, in particular, must be emphasized. The question of efficiency is still at the forefront. This is an outstanding political issue. However, the crucial point seems to me to be: How can the necessity of planning be reconciled with the imperative of political self-determination at both the social and individual levels? And: Are the market (self-regulation) and planning really so irreconcilable?.