Producer Cooperatives and Labor-Managed Systems

by David L. Prychitko, Jaroslav Vanek

Overview

Since 1958, the economic theory of the participatory or labor-managed firm and its performance compared to capitalist firms, has exploded into a vast literature comprising several hundred articles. Indeed, as one early contributor has recently remarked, the theory has become a 'new discipline' in itself.

Producer Cooperatives and Labor-Managed Systems provides, for the first time, a careful selection of the most significant theoretical and empirical contributions to this burgeoning field, and promises to become a valuable research tool and reference volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781858981895
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	05/01/1996
Series:	The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series , #62
Pages:	864
Product dimensions:	6.62(w) x 9.62(h) x (d)

About the Author

Edited by David L. Prychitko, Head, Department of Economics, Northern Michigan University and Faculty Affiliate in the Program on Markets and Institutions, James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy, George Mason University, US and the late Jaroslav Vanek, formerly Professor of Economics and Carl Marks Professor of International Studies and Director, Program on Participation and Labor-Managed Systems, Cornell University, US

Table of Contents

38 articles, dating from 1958 to 1993
Contents: Introduction Part I: Performance: Classic Essays in the Theoretical Debate Part II: Performance under Diverse Structures and Systems Part III: Rights, Incentives, Innovation Index

Editorial Reviews

'Producer Cooperatives and Labor-Managed Systems is an informative collection of articles on the subject of labor management . . . Readers will benefit from this compilation insofar as it lays out the initial debate, the critical aspects of the labor-management controversy in the neoclassical economic literature, and some recent studies.'

Sonja Novkovic

Contained in two volumes, 38 articles from books and journals represent writings in the area of economic democracy and workers' self management. Written for the most part by mainstream Western economists, the selections are nevertheless heterogeneous, reflecting alternative approaches, analytical methodology, and personal predilections. A sampling of the sources: American Economic Review, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Journal of Comparative Economics, and Journal of Economic Literature. No index. Distributed by Ashgate. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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