Workplace Democracy : A Guide To Workplace Ownership, Participation & Self-Management Experiments In The United States & Europe

By Daniel Zwerdling

From the cover: "Of all the issues inspired by the political ferment of the 1960s, few have shown as much staying power as that cluster of concerns under the head- ing 'quality of working life! As the 1960s boom has been replaced by the 1970s recession, the discussion surrounding worker ownership and self-management has, fi anything, increased. What began with vague references to 'blue-collar blues' and 'alienation in the work-place' has evolved into the practical consideration of concrete alternatives. Now, Daniel Zwerdling has provided a useful overview of recent experi- ments in the reorganization of work in both the United States and Europe. "Taking as his theme the assertion that in a society which is founded on the ideals of democracy, there is no democracy at work' Zwerdling catalogues a series of case studies, each a recent attempt to encourage more worker participation in the processes of industrial enterprises....”

NY. Harper Colophon Books. Harper & Row, Publishers. 1978. 202p. CONTAINS MARK-UP.