Self-Management and the Crisis of Socialism

Michael W. Howard is professor of philosophy at the University of Maine, Orono. He is the author of numerous articles on Marxism and social justice.

• Part 1 AcknowledgementsPart 2 PrefacePart 3 Introduction: The Rose in the Fist of the PresentPart 4 1 Principles of Self-Managed Market SocialismChapter 5 Introduction to Part 1Chapter 6 1 Justifying Workplace DemocracyChapter 7 2 Justifying Basic IncomeChapter 8 3 Liberalism and Group DifferenceChapter 9 4 Marx and the MarketChapter 10 5 Markets without Alienation and ExploitationChapter 11 6 A Critique of Participatory PlanningPart 12 2 Institutions of Self-Managed Market SocialismChapter 13 Introduction to Part 2Chapter 14 7 Worker Ownership: Socialism in Microcosm?Chapter 15 8 Models of Market SocialismChapter 16 9 Basic Income and Economic DemocracyPart 17 3 Socialist Practice in a Changing Capitalist WorldChapter 18 10 Cooperation between Union and Management in the Global MarketplaceChapter 19 11 Self-Management and the MediaChapter 20 12 Market Socialism, New Social Movements, and the Socialist VisionPart 21 ConclusionPart 22 BibliographyPart 23 Author IndexPart 24 Subject IndexPart 25 About the Author

Howard’s vision comes with no guarantees. It is precisely because it is grounded in real world examples that it rises above idealistic solutions and false hopes. If we make the road by walking, then this book is a good companion for the trip.