ABSTRACT

This book is a discussion of and an argument for alternatives to the present structure of production in the United States—alternatives that would change the control of capital and how it is used. First published 1980, Carnoy and Shearer discuss the economic problems facing the 1980s and argue for a strategy to transform capital from corporations to the public. A book that remains relevant in today’s political economic climate, this title is ideal for students of economics and politics, as well as general readers interested in past and present economic problems and potential solutions.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

A Strategy for a New Economy

part I|26 pages

The American Setting

part II|244 pages

Corporations and Capital

chapter 2|51 pages

Public Ownership

chapter 3|39 pages

Democratic Control of Investment *

chapter 4|70 pages

Democratizing the Work Place

chapter 5|38 pages

A Democratic Technology

chapter 6|44 pages

Controlling the Corporation

part III|77 pages

Inflation, Unemployment, and Welfare

chapter 7|43 pages

Inflation and Employment

chapter 8|32 pages

What Kind of Welfare State?

part IV|49 pages

Can It Happen Here?

chapter 9|24 pages

A Different View of the 1970s

chapter 10|23 pages

Building a Movement in the 1980s