level: Workers' Control
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Workers' Control
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is State Central Planning? What is a Viable Alternative that involves the Workers? | -Central Planning is where the Governments controls Resource Allocation, Production Targets and Ownership. It has Collective Goals, Centralized Management and State Ownership. -Some other Socialists believe the Workers should Participate in the Economic Management of their Place of Work and Share in Profits. This is core for Syndicalism |
| What do Syndicalists argue for? -What happened in France and Italy during Early 20th century? | -They call for Workers Control via Trade Unions -France and Italy dealt with General Strikes and Radical Trade Union Action to Overthrow the Governments |
| Why would the Cooperative Movement be a Good Example of Non-Marxist Economics | -During the 19th Century by the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, it originally had Groups of Small Retailers coming together to Combine their Buying Power -Cooperatives are Democratic Organisations, controlled by its Members and where Profits are Shared -The Co-Operative Group is the Largest Mutual Business in Britain, owned by its 7 Million Customers and Members |