Economic Democracy and Financial Participation - A Comparative Study (Hardcover)

The ideas behind economic democracy and financial participation are not new; the International Congress on Profit-sharing first met in Paris in 1889. The practical objective of many profit-sharing schemes was increased labour management co-operation. Some also had an ideal objective - the resolution of a perceived contradiction between concentrated wealth and power and the democratic ideal. In "Economic Democracy and Financial Participation", Daryl D'Art has two objectives. Firstly, to examine if, and under what conditions, profit-sharing schemes and employee shareholding can motivate workers and generate cooperative striving. Secondly, he identifies the schemes of financial participation which have the potential to realise economic democracy within the individual firm and society at large. To fulfill these objectives the author draws on the results of research carried out in the USA, Sweden, Denmark and Ireland. By making a comparative international study he contrasts an individualist approach to economic democracy with a collective approach. This book should be of interest to undergraduates and academics of economics, management, organizational behaviour, industrial relations, bu

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	Daryl D'Art
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-06215-2
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Labour economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Industrial relations > General
LSN:	0-415-06215-2
Barcode:	9780415062152

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