ISBN:
9781788117838
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 244 Seiten)
Series Statement:
Elgaronline
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar books
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Jossa, Bruno, 1935 - A new model of socialism
DDC:
335
Keywords:
Selbstverwalteter Betrieb
;
Genossenschaft
;
Sozialismus
;
Wirtschaftsdemokratie
;
Marxismus
;
Arbeitswerttheorie
;
Socialism
;
Employee ownership
;
Electronic books
;
Sozialismus
;
Marxismus
;
Demokratie
;
Genossenschaftstheorie
Abstract:
Contents: 1. Production modes, Marx's method and the feasible revolution -- 2. The coopererative firm as an alternative to the capital-owned business enterprise -- 3. A few advantages of economic democracy -- 4. Marx, Marxism and the cooperative movement -- 5. Recent criticisms of the labour theory off value: the democratic firm and Marxism -- 6. Further reflections on links between Marxism and producer cooperatives -- 7. Some critics of labour management -- 8. The labour-managed firm and socialism -- 9. The evolution of socialism from utopia to scientific producer cooperative economics -- 10. The democratic firm in the estimation of intellectuals -- 11. An involuntary antagonist of history and progress -- Index.
Abstract:
Economic democracy is essential for creating a truly democratic political sphere. This engaging book uses Marxist theory to hypothesise that capitalism is not a democratic system, and that a modern socialist system of producer cooperatives and democratically managed enterprises is urgently needed. A New Model of Socialism focuses on the current crisis of the political Left, a result of the collapse of the Soviet model of society and the decline of statism and kingship. Bruno Jossa expands on existing theories to explore Marx's notions on economic democracy in a modern setting. He advocates a move away from the centralised planning form of economic socialism towards a self-management system for firms that does not prioritise the interests of one class over another, in order to achieve greater economic democracy. It is argued that the establishment of such a system of democratic firms is the precondition for reducing intervention in the economy, thus enabling the State to perform its ultimate function of serving the public interest. This timely book is ideal for advanced scholars of Marxist, radical and heterodox economic theory, as well as academics with an interest in the rise of socialism in our modern world. Indeed, it will also be of value to all those seeking a viable and practical alternative to existing capitalist and socialist thinking
DOI:
10.4337/9781788117838
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