Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 522 g
Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 522 g
Reihe: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
ISBN: 978-0-415-71988-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
However, since the appearance of Benjamin Ward’s seminal 1958 article, economic theorists have been developing a workable alternative: a system of self-managed firms. The core argument outlined in this book is that a well-organised system of producer cooperatives would give rise to a new mode of production and, ultimately, a genuinely socialist society.
This argument is developed through three key steps. First, following on from Jaroslav Vanek’s definition, it is argued that a ‘Labour-Managed Firm’, a firm which strictly segregates capital incomes from labour incomes, would implement a new production mode because it would reverse the pre-existing relation between capital and labour. Second, given that a system of these ‘Labour-Managed Firm’ cooperatives would reverse the capital-labour relationship, it is suggested that this would constitute a form of market socialism. Third, it is argued that compared to capitalism a system of producer cooperatives offers a wealth of advantages, including the potential for efficiency gains, the eradication of unemployment and the end of exploitation. Ultimately, this book concludes that self-management could take the place of central planning in Marxist visions for the future.
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1. Marx, Lenin and the Cooperative Movement 2. Is Marxism Compatible with Modern Economic Theory? 3. The Problem of Investment Funding in Labour-Managed Firms 4. Under-Investment in Labour-Managed Firms 5. Alchian and Demsetz’s Critique of Labour-Managed Firms 6. On the Rational Organisation of Labour-Managed Firms 7. An In-Depth Analysis of the Advantages of Democratic Firms 8. Labour-Managed Firms and Unemployment 9. Alienation in a Self-Managed Firm System 10. The Democratic Firm as a Merit Good 11. The Democratic Road to Socialism and Marxist Thought 12. Gramsci and the Transition to Socialism 13. The Key Contradiction in Capitalist Systems 14. A Democratic Firms System as the True Socialism 15. A System of Self-Managed Firms as a New Perspective on Marxism 16. Conclusion