The Democratic Worker-owned Firm Routledge Revivals

The book "The Democratic Worker-owned Firm Routledge Revivals" was published in 1990 during a time of economic changes in the East and challenges in the West. It discusses the principles and forces that push socialist and capitalist economies towards workplace democratization. The book covers the theory and practice of the Democratic firm, including philosophical principles, legal theory, and financial structure. It argues for economic democracy, which replaces the traditional employer/employee relationship with democratic membership in the firm. The book serves as a manifesto and reference for those interested in applying democracy to the workplace.

When this book was first published in 1990, there were massive economic changes in the East and significant economic challenges to the West. This critical analysis of democratic theory discusses the principles and forces that push both socialist and capitalist economies toward a common ground of workplace democratization. This book is a comprehensive approach to the theory and practice of the Democratic firm - from philosophical first principles to legal theory and finally to some of the details of financial structure. The argument for economic democracy supports private property, free markets and entrepreneurship for instance, but fundamentally it replaces the employer/employee relationship with democratic membership in the firm. For students, teachers, policy makers and others interested in the application of democracy to the workplace, this book will serve as a manifesto and a standard reference on the topic.