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Democracy at Work : : a Cure for Capitalism

Wolff, Richard D. Book - 2012 330.122 Wo 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 2 out of 5

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Introduction -- Capitalism in deep trouble. Capitalism and crises ; Crisis and government response ; Crises, forms of capitalism, and beyond -- What is to be don? The major problems of private capitalisms ; The major problems of state capitalism -- Workers' self-directed enterprises as a cure. What "self-directed" means ; How WSDEs work internally ; Property ownership, markets, planning, and the efficiency myth ; Economic and political democracy ; WSDEs in modern societies ; Program and personnel for increasing WSDEs -- Conclusion.
Wolff shows why and how to make democratic workplaces real. He speaks to those who realize that capitalism economics and politics as usual have become intolerable and who seek a concrete action program.

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PUBLISHED
Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 201 p. ; 19 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781608462476
1608462471

SUBJECTS
Capitalism.
Democracy -- Economic aspects.