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A bold, thought‑provoking study of how guilds could reshape government, industry, and daily life.
It argues that true democracy must align political power with the functional needs of producers and consumers, not just elected officials.
This edition surveys how national guilds might guide finance, education, and distribution, while examining the roles of the state, civil service, and trade unions. It weighs the tension between central authority and local life, and it explains how new workshop leadership could change union structure, production, and policy.- Understand how the book envisions replacing profit‑driven systems with guild‑guided governance
- Learn why the author argues for the state to represent citizens and producers alike
- Explore the proposed shift from branches to workshop units and its impact on labor
- See discussions of education, finance, and distribution through a guild framework
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the theoretical relationship between producers and consumers, and their shared relationship with the state. It explores the distinctions between producers and non-producers, arguing that the latter are not necessarily protected in a system where the former have economic power, but that they may be in fact more vulnerable to being exploited by proteering societies whose sole focus is shareholder profit. Moreover, the author posits that this system of exploitation may spread to guilds under certain circumstances. State sovereignty, the author argues, should be maintained in order to protect consumers from these practices. The author concludes by emphasizing the critical importance of securing workers' well-being in order to achieve a just and equitable society. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330721421_0
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