Andrew Cumbers shows why this is wrong, and why, in the context of the rising tide of populism and the perceived crisis of liberal democracy, economic democracy's time has come.
Robert Dahl, author of the classic A Preface to Democratic Theory, explores this alleged conflict, particularly in modern American society where differences in ownership and control of corporate enterprises create inequalities in resources ...
This text discusses the economic, social and political implications of redirecting labour and capital from a military-based to a post-Cold War economy.
In this volume, to which economists but also political scientists have contributed, a number of new and unexpected variations on the topic are explored. This makes the volume an exciting read.
It discusses workers' cooperatives, collective capital ownership and industrial democracy. The book proposes new institutions and policies by which a self-managed sector could be promoted under capitalism.
It is the shocking lack of economic democracy, and the efforts of so many to achieve it, that fuels today's conflicts and will fuel those of the 21st century.To show how and why, this comprehensive work provides a detailed analysis of the ...
" But this is a long-run goal; he also explores how to promote the economics of equitable cooperation in the here and now by emphasizing ways to broaden the base of existing economic reform movements while deepening their commitment to more ...
This book is a discussion of and an argument for alternatives to the present structure of production in the United States—alternatives that would change the control of capital and how it is used.
William Haber's “Economic and Social Readjustments in the Reconversion Period” can stand as a representative example. “Many women will have strong economic incentives to hold on to their jobs, or to seek new jobs if they are laid off.
The essays in this book challenge that claim. The case for more democratic forms of enterprise management is considered from a variety of viewpoints. One chapter deals with the philosophical justification for enterprise democracy.