Workers' Control (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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What is workers' control?
What is workers' control?
Workers manage & control economy, not capitalists or elites
Revolutionary means to achieve workers' control
Revolutionary means to achieve workers' control
Overthrow capitalism; establish councils or communes
Reformist approach to workers' control
Reformist approach to workers' control
Legal reforms, strengthen unions, encourage cooperatives
Syndicalism approach to workers' control
Syndicalism approach to workers' control
Trade unions lead via strikes & direct action
Historical examples of workers' control
Historical examples of workers' control
Soviet Russia's councils & Yugoslavia's self-management
Criticisms of workers' control
Criticisms of workers' control
Inefficiencies, internal conflicts, transition challenges
What values does socialism prioritize in society?
What values does socialism prioritize in society?
Cooperation & mutual aid over competition & individualism
Workers' control challenges what structures?
Workers' control challenges what structures?
Hierarchical structures fostering inequality & alienation
Socialist view of human nature
Socialist view of human nature
Inherently cooperative; thrive with control & equality
Capitalist view of human nature
Capitalist view of human nature
Self-interested & competitive
Revolutionary socialist view of the state
Revolutionary socialist view of the state
Instrument of class oppression serving capitalist class
State's ultimate goal in socialism
State's ultimate goal in socialism
Serve majority (working class), not privileged minority
What is the socialist economy organized around?
What is the socialist economy organized around?
Needs of society, not market demands