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Dario Azzellini (ed.), An alternative Labour History. Worker Control and Workplace Democracy

Journal of Economic and Social Thought

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Title Dario Azzellini (ed.), An alternative Labour History. Worker Control and Workplace Democracy
 
Creator GLUCKSTEIN, Donny; Edinburgh College, UK.
 
Description Abstract. This book covers a wide variety of proletarian struggles to take control of the workplace from capitalists. This extends over a century - from the Austrian revolution in 1919 to recent events in Greece. It also covers theoretical questions (such as Pannekoek's council communism) to the practical issues faced by workers' cooperatives attempting to compete in the market place. The geographical spread from places as far apart as Brazil, Canada, Chile, Japan, Mexico, Italy, and Uruguay presents a little known history. Although the numerous authors do not offer a single perspective, the book posits both an alternative to parliamentary social democracy and those who ignore the working class as a factor in social transformation. Inevitably these experiences have succumbed to the surrounding capitalist environment but they point both to the persistence of striving for direct democracy and its potential as a real alternative to the current system.Keywords. Democracy, Labour history, Worker control, Revolution.JEL. C91, E20, F66, J60.
 
Publisher Journal of Economic and Social Thought
Journal of Economic and Social Thought
 
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Date 2015-09-18
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/view/466
10.1453/jest.v2i3.466
 
Source Journal of Economic and Social Thought; Vol 2, No 3 (2015): September; 212-217
Journal of Economic and Social Thought; Vol 2, No 3 (2015): September; 212-217
2149-0422
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/JEST/article/view/466/565
 
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