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Economic Democracy: The Politics of Feasible Socialism
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Economic Democracy: The Politics of Feasible Socialism Hardcover - 1995

by Robin Archer


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Arguing that socialism could return to the center of political life in advanced capitalist countries, this book aims to convince socialists and nonsocialists alike that there is both a strong moral case for economic democracy and a feasible strategy for achieving it. The author defines economic democracy as a system in which firms operate in a market economy but are governed by their workers. He shows that it appeals to the value of individual freedom while retaining the advantages of a corporatist industrial relations system. This work will be of interest to scholars of political theory, sociology, economics, and industrial relations.

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This book argues that socialism could return to the centre of political life in the advanced capitalist countries by pursuing the goal of economic democracy. But the book is not just directed at socialists. For its principle aim is to convince socialists and non-socialists alike that there is both a strong moral case for economic democracy and a feasible strategy for achieving it. Robin Archer defines economic democracy as a system in which firms operate in a market economy, but are governed by their workers. To show that economic democracy is a morally desirable goal, he appeals to the value of individual freedom. To show that it is a feasible goal, he appeals to the advantages of a corporatist industrial relations system. A corporatist system enables workers to pursue economic democracy through a series of trade-offs in which they exchange wage rises or other goods for incremental increases in control. But rational governments and capitalists will only agree to these trade-offs if certain conditions are met. Archer sets out these conditions and shows that they have in fact been met in recent years.

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  • Title Economic Democracy: The Politics of Feasible Socialism
  • Author Robin Archer
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition /
  • Pages 280
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher OUP Oxford, Oxford
  • Date 1995-05-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780198278917 / 0198278918
  • Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.78 x 6.36 x 0.93 in (22.30 x 16.15 x 2.36 cm)
  • Reading level 1380
  • Library of Congress subjects Socialism, Management - Employee participation
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94038333
  • Dewey Decimal Code 335
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