A Preface To Economic Democracy

Author : Robert A. Dahl
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 194 pages
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Release : 2023-04-28
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780520341166

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A Preface to Economic Democracy by Robert A. Dahl Pdf

Tocqueville pessimistically predicted that liberty and equality would be incompatible ideas. 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 among Americans that in turn generate inequality among them as citizens. Arguing that Americans have misconceived the relation between democracy, private property, and the economic order, the author contends that we can achieve a society of real democracy and political equality without sacrificing liberty by extending democratic principles into the economic order. Although enterprise control by workers violates many conventional political and ideological assumptions of corporate capitalism as well as of state socialism. Dahl presents an empirically informed and philosophically acute defense of "workplace democracy." He argues, in the light of experiences here and abroad, that an economic system of worker-owned and worker-controlled enterprises could provide a much better foundation for democracy, political equality, and liberty than does our present system of corporate capitalism.

Author : Robert A. Dahl
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8185336687

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Preface to Economic Democracy by Robert A. Dahl Pdf

Author : Donald A. R. George
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1993-06-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349116485

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Economic Democracy by Donald A. R. George Pdf

Explains the causes and consequences of democratization within the firm. 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.

Author : J. W. Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315501390

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Economic Democracy: The Political Struggle of the 21st Century by J. W. Smith Pdf

This title was first published in 1999: The author contends that economic democracy is the economic system the U.S. purports to have, but has thus far failed to achieve because it, like all the economic powers that have gone before, seeks to control the economies of weaker nations. 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 history of numerous aspects of the development of the Neo-Mercantilist world economy; the geopolitical systems put in place by the developed world to manage and perpetuate that economy; and the numerous proposals and modeling plans that have been offered over the years for the achievement of economic democracy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:914824702

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Economic democracy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Allan Engler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9350021781

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Economic Democracy by Allan Engler Pdf

Author : C. H. Douglas
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1330070747

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Economic Democracy by C. H. Douglas Pdf

Excerpt from Economic Democracy Written for the most part under the pressure of War conditions, this book is an attempt to disentangle from a mass of superficial features such as Profiteering, and alleged scarcity of commodities, a sufficient portion of the skeleton of the Structure we call Society as will serve to suggest sound reasons for the decay with which it is now attacked; and afterwards to indicate the probable direction of sound and vital reconstruction. My apologies and sympathy are offered to the reader in respect of the severe concentration which its tabloid treatment of technical methods demands; but I have some grounds for supposing that the matter it contains has aroused sufficient interest to excuse its presentation in this form. I am indebted to my friend Mr. A. R. Orage, the Editor of The New Age (in which review, together with the remainder of the book, it first appeared), for the use of the block which forms the frontispiece. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Robin Archer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:875132139

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Economic Democracy by Robin Archer Pdf

Author : Tom Malleson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199330119

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After Occupy by Tom Malleson Pdf

These days, it is easy to be cynical about democracy. Even though there are more democratic societies now (119 and counting) than ever before, skeptics can point to low turnouts in national elections, the degree to which money corrupts the process, and the difficulties of mass participation in complex systems as just a few reasons why the system is flawed. The Occupy movement in 2011 proved that there is an emphatic dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs, particularly with the economy, but, ultimately, it failed to produce any coherent vision for social change. So what should progressives be working toward? What should the economic vision be for the 21st century? After Occupy boldly argues that democracy should not just be a feature of political institutions, but of economic institutions as well. In fact, despite the importance of the economy in democratic societies, there is very little about it that is democratic. Questioning whether the lack of democracy in the economy might be unjust, Tom Malleson scrutinizes workplaces, the market, and financial and investment institutions to consider the pros and cons of democratizing each. He considers examples of successful efforts toward economic democracy enacted across the globe, from worker cooperatives in Spain to credit unions and participatory budgeting measures in Brazil and questions the feasibility of expanding each. The book offers the first comprehensive and radical vision for democracy in the economy, but it is far from utopian. Ultimately, After Occupy offers possibility, demonstrating in a remarkably tangible way that when political democracy evolves to include economic democracy, our societies will have a chance of meaningful equality for all.

Author : Horace J. Haase
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Economics
ISBN : UCAL:$B138449

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The Economic Democracy by Horace J. Haase Pdf

Author : Ugo Pagano,Bob Rowthorn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2002-03-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134800490

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Democracy and Efficiency in the Economic Enterprise by Ugo Pagano,Bob Rowthorn Pdf

The collapse of central planning was hailed as evidence of the economic and moral superiority of capitalism over any possible alternative. 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. The remaining chapters are devoted to the question of efficiency, which has been central to economic debates about ownership and control. The orthodox belief amongst economists is that any shift to more democratic forms of enterprise control would be unworkable. The essays in this book provide a thorough theoretical and empirical critique of this orthodoxy.

Author : Bruno Jossa
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788117838

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A New Model of Socialism by Bruno Jossa Pdf

Economic democracy is essential for creating a truly democratic political sphere. This engaging book uses Marxist theory to hypothesise that capitalism is not a democratic system, and that a modern socialist system of producer cooperatives and democratically managed enterprises is urgently needed. A New Model of Socialism focuses on the current crisis of the political Left, a result of the collapse of the Soviet model of society and the decline of statism and kingship. Bruno Jossa expands on existing theories to explore Marx's notions on economic democracy in a modern setting. He advocates a move away from the centralised planning form of economic socialism towards a self-management system for firms that does not prioritise the interests of one class over another, in order to achieve greater economic democracy. It is argued that the establishment of such a system of democratic firms is the precondition for reducing intervention in the economy, thus enabling the State to perform its ultimate function of serving the public interest. This timely book is ideal for advanced scholars of Marxist, radical and heterodox economic theory, as well as academics with an interest in the rise of socialism in our modern world. Indeed, it will also be of value to all those seeking a viable and practical alternative to existing capitalist and socialist thinking.

Author : Clifford Hugh Douglas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1436829003

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Economic Democracy (1920) by Clifford Hugh Douglas Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Paul Zarembka
Publisher : JAI Press Incorporated
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0762311762

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Capitalist State and Its Economy by Paul Zarembka Pdf

Focusing on the role of the state in capitalist society, by showing the welfare state as an historical product of the class structure of English agrarian capitalism, this volume addresses price and technical choice in capitalism, and economic democracy within socialism, defending direct democracy and economic calculation in terms of labor time.

Author : Andrew Cumbers
Publisher : Polity
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1509533850

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The Case for Economic Democracy by Andrew Cumbers Pdf

The idea that the people have a right to shape political decisions through democratic means is widely accepted. The same cannot be said of the decisions that impact on our everyday economic life in the workplace and beyond. 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. Four decades of market deregulation, financialisation, economic crisis and austerity has meant a loss of economic control and security for the majority of the world's population. The solution must involve allowing people to 'take back control' of their economic lives. Cumbers goes beyond older traditions of economic democracy to develop an ambitious new framework that includes a traditional concern with workplace rights and collective bargaining, but shifts the focus to include consideration of individual economic rights and processes of public engagement and deliberation beyond the workplace. This topical and original book will be essential reading for anyone interested in radical solutions for our economic and political crises.