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J. E. F. Mann; N. J. Sievers; R. W. T. Cox

 
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The Real Democracy: (First Essays Of The Rota Club) by J. E. F. Mann; N. J. Sievers; R. W. T. Cox. This volume collects their critical examination of the structure of modern democracy and the economy. The chapters trace a historical arc from medieval guilds to the wage system of industrial capitalism, arguing that political power is inseparable from economic power. The authors contend that contemporary democracy fails to empower citizens because ownership of the means of production is concentrated in a small minority, producing a proletariate state that distorts both economy and politics. They propose an alternative Associative State in which worker-organised guilds or sodalities own and manage key means of production and distribute wealth more evenly, while preserving individual initiative. The book analyzes present practices, critiques Fabianism, Syndicalism, and Gild-Socialism, and outlines a strategy for repossession, property diffusion, and the strengthening of genuine democracy through distributed ownership and cooperative institutions. The Real Democracy offers a historically grounded, normative case for a restructured economy and polity.

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