National Guilds and the State Classic Reprint
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Softcover
- New

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- Title
- National Guilds and the State Classic Reprint
- Author
- S. G. Hobson
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- PAP
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 133072142X
- ISBN 13
- 9781330721421
- Item weight
- 651 grams
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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