ABSTRACT
The democratic organisation is a representation of the most fundamental principles and features of alternative types of organisation. It resembles and represents the key features of these alternative organisations in a single systematically and deductively developed, comprehensive, consistent, thorough, and detailed general model. Organisations and other social systems can, and must, be designed and maintained as fully fledged democratic systems that enable and protect the equal, fundamental human, civil, and democratic rights of all their members. The arguments for the democratic organisation also show that it is necessary – not just as an exotic option for alternative idealists in niche markets but as the standard model for private and public organisations in any industry, market, or social economy. The democratic organisation is not just wishful thinking but a realistic concept. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.
