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 Acknowledgements Part 2 Preface Part 3 Introduction: The Rose in the Fist of the Present Part 4 1 Principles of Self-Managed Market Socialism Chapter 5 Introduction to Part 1 Chapter 6 1 Justifying Workplace Democracy Chapter 7 2 Justifying Basic Income Chapter 8 3 Liberalism and Group Difference Chapter 9 4 Marx and the Market Chapter 10 5 Markets without Alienation and Exploitation Chapter 11 6 A Critique of Participatory Planning Part 12 2 Institutions of Self-Managed Market Socialism Chapter 13 Introduction to Part 2 Chapter 14 7 Worker Ownership: Socialism in Microcosm? Chapter 15 8 Models of Market Socialism Chapter 16 9 Basic Income and Economic Democracy Part 17 3 Socialist Practice in a Changing Capitalist World Chapter 18 10 Cooperation between Union and Management in the Global Marketplace Chapter 19 11 Self-Management and the Media Chapter 20 12 Market Socialism, New Social Movements, and the Socialist Vision Part 21 Conclusion Part 22 Bibliography Part 23 Author Index Part 24 Subject Index Part 25 About the Author