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Author Wolff, Richard D.

Title Democracy at work : a cure for capitalism / Richard Wolff.

Publication Info. Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2012]

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 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  330.122 WOL    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  330 WOL    Check Shelf
Description 201 pages ; 20 cm
Contents Introduction -- Capitalism in deep trouble. Capitalism and crises ; Crisis and government response ; Crises, forms of capitalism, and beyond -- What is to be done? 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.
Summary 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Capitalism.
Democracy -- Economic aspects.
Capitalism. (OCoLC)fst00846425
Democracy -- Economic aspects. (OCoLC)fst00890081
ISBN 9781608462476 (alk. paper)
1608462471 (alk. paper)
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