The Third Way: The Promise of Industrial DemocracyIn this book, first published in 1988, the author shows that the movement for industrial democracy has deep roots in British history, and looks at the economic and political potential of industrial democracy as a mechanism to halt 100 years of industrial decline. The author advocates the general adoption of the industrial co-operative form of organisation on two grounds: it provides for authentic industrial democracy, and it maximises commitment to industrial regeneration. Lucid and jargon-free, The Third Way explores the options for economic and institutional change in a mature industrial economy. This title will be of interest to students of business studies. |
Contents
| 1 | |
The Vision and the Visionary | 18 |
Owenites and Owenism | 30 |
Reform or Revolution | 38 |
5 Producers and Consumers | 53 |
6 Dogma and Diffidence | 70 |
7 The False Start | 93 |
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adoption aspirations authentic industrial democracy British capital Clause Clause IV Co-operative Development Agency Co-operative Party common ownership constitutional Consumers conventionally organised criticism decisions declared democratic directors E.P. Thompson economic effect employees employment enterprise essential establish expectation form of organisation G.D.H. Cole Government Ibid individual industrial co-operative form industrial co-operative sector industrial democracy Industrial Revolution interest Labour Party manufacturing Marx Marxist means of production Mondragon moral nationalised necessary objective operative Owen's Owenite owners Parliament Party's perception Pioneers political democracy practice present principle production and provision profits promotion proposals prospective public ownership purpose question realisation reason recognise reform remains Report representative participation response Robert Owen role seen share shareholders Socialism Socialist structure success suppose T.S. Eliot trade union movement trade unions ultimate control United Kingdom view of society wages Wales TUC Webbs workforce