1st Edition

The Liberation of Work The Elimination of Strikes and Strife in Industry through associative Organization of Enterprise

By Folkert Wilken Copyright 1969
125 Pages
by Routledge

126 Pages
by Routledge

125 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1969, The Liberation of Work considers how to ‘liberate’ work, so that It flows freely, happily, creatively, with a minimum of hindrance and frustration. Professor Wilken does not consider the problem of work primarily as a problem of economics: he regards it as an intensely philosophical problem, and discusses it in terms of ultimate human values. He gives practical examples... Read more

Introduction 1. The Labour-Market, an Economic Contradiction and a Social Fallacy 2. Capital Ownership and the Sources of Income 3. The Search for a New Social Concept of Labour Relations 4. The Workers’ Responsibilities 5. Trade Unions and a New Social Order 6. Stages in the Constitution of the Enterprise 7. Socialization in Germany Conclusion References Note on the author Index

Biography

Folkert Wilken