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Economic Democracy

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Identifying capitalism as a system of socialized labour, privately owned capitalist collectives (corporations) and workplace (dictatorships), this book proposes economic democracy as an alternative...
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  • 23 July 2010
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Identifying capitalism as a system of socialized labour, privately owned capitalist collectives (corporations) and workplace (dictatorships), this book proposes economic democracy as an alternative form of organization. Unlike the capitalist system, which centralizes power with a small elite, economic democracy entitles everyone to a voice and equal vote in their communities’ economic and political decisions. Workplace and community democracy will replace capitalist (corporate) dictatorship. Engler proposes that working-class change will be based on workplace organizations, community mobilizations and democratic political action; on gains and reforms that improve living conditions while methodically replacing wealthholders’ entitlement with human entitlement, capitalist ownership with community ownership and master-servant relations with workplace democracy.
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Price: $18.00
Pages: 112
Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
Imprint: Fernwood Publishing
Publication Date: 23 July 2010
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781552663462
Format: Paperback
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy
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Allan Engler is a lifelong trade unionist and the author of Apostles of Greed. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

: Introduction
: Capitalism
: Economic Democracy
: Opposing and Ending Capitalism