Economic Democracy: The Working Class Alternative to Capitalism - Couverture souple

Engler, Allan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1552663469 ISBN 13 : 9781552663462

Editeur : Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Identifying capitalism as a system of socialized labour, privately owned capitalist collectives (corporations) and workplace (dictatorships), this book proposes economic democracy as an alternative form of organization. Unlike the capitalist system, which centralizes power with a small elite, economic democracy entitles everyone to a voice and equal vote in their communities’ economic and political decisions. Workplace and community democracy will replace capitalist (corporate) dictatorship. Engler proposes that working-class change will be based on workplace organizations, community mobilizations and democratic political action; on gains and reforms that improve living conditions while methodically replacing wealthholders’ entitlement with human entitlement, capitalist ownership with community ownership and master-servant relations with workplace democracy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Al Engler worked for many years as a cook on coastal towboats and for a decade as secretary-treasurer and then president of Local 400, Marine Section, International Longshore & Warehouse Union - Canada. He has participated in movements to protect environments, against militarism, war, and imperialism, for the rights of women, native people, immigrants and gays and lesbians, and for social housing. He is author of Apostles of Greed, Capitalism and the Myth of the Individual in the Market (Pluto Press and Fernwood Books, 1995).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1552663469
• ISBN 13: 9781552663462
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112
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• Personne responsable: non disponible