Institute for workers' control (146 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good+. IWC pamphlet no 25.

Paper Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. 28pp IWC pamphlet no 53.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 19pp UWC pamphlet series no 16.

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. IWC pamphlet no 71 11pp marginal lines.

Paper Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Articles by Sid Harroway, Ernest Mandel, Stan Newens MP, Tony Topham and John Tuchfeld. 58pp.

Paper. Condizione: Very Good. Full scap duplicated and stapled. Series one, number five. Single sided with introduction. approx 28pp.

Paper Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. IWC pamphlet no 81. 16pp.

Paper Cover. Condizione: Very Good+. Magazine. 4pp article by Tony Benn on The need for a free Press. 24pp.

Paper. Condizione: Very Good. A4 magazine format 16pp May Day 1975 cover.

Paper Cover. Condizione: Very Good. 16pp IWC pamphlet 72.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. 21pp Pamphlets series no 19.

Paper Cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 16pp IWC pamphlet no. 72.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Gut. 230 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek und trägt die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); leichte altersbedingte Anbräunung des Papiers; der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 200.…

Paper Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. New Revised edition IWC pamphlet no 12. 24pp Blind ownership stamp Brian Nicholson.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 17 pages. Industry, Technology and Democracy is a highly influential political pamphlet published by the Institute for Workers' Control (IWC), containing a landmark speech by the British socialist politician Tony Benn. The work encapsulates Benn's pioneering political philosophy from his era as a prominent government minister in the 1960s and 1970s, during which he served as Minister of Technology and Secretary of State for Industry. Core Themes & PrinciplesDemocratic Control of Technology: Benn argued that technological innovation should not merely serve corporate profit or state bureaucracy, but must be subject to democratic accountability and public oversight. Industrial Democracy: He passionately championed worker ownership, cooperatives, and workplace self-management, believing that true democracy must extend from the polling station directly onto the shop floor. The Lucas Aerospace Model: As Industry Secretary, Benn famously supported grassroots initiatives like the Lucas Aerospace alternative plan, where workers threatened with redundancies designed socially useful technology—such as medical equipment and renewable energy systems—instead of military hardware. Challenge to the Establishment: The pamphlet reflects Benn's broader struggle against a combination of top civil servants, industrialists, and media entities who viewed his radical vision for redistributing economic power as a threat to traditional corporate hierarchies. (SL#125/16).…

Paper Cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. IWC pamphlet no. 46 16pp.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 41 pages. The pamphlet was created shortly after the UK Labour Party adopted its landmark mandatory reselection process in 1980. It served as a practical manual for local party members on how to hold sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) accountable or replace them. Key features and arguments of the text include: • Accountability: The authors argued that MPs have no special rights over ordinary card-carrying party members. They asserted that mandatory reselection should be used to remind MPs that they are chosen to give practical expression to the party's movement and manifesto, rather than acting as independent agents. • Voting Records: To guide local selection committees, Charlotte Atkins compiled an appendix detailing the legislative voting records of sitting Labour MPs on high-profile parliamentary divisions over the previous six years. This allowed constituency parties to check whether their MP's parliamentary behaviour matched local expectations. (SL#125/20). …

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 12 pages. In Labour and the Slump, Benn rejected the "monetarist" policies adopted by the right-wing leadership of his own party, arguing that attempts to manage capitalism humanely were inherently flawed. Instead, he proposed a dramatic restructuring of the British economy: Alternative Economic Strategy (AES): Benn advocated for a return to full employment by heavily utilizing North Sea oil revenues to rebuild the UK's collapsing industrial base. [ Public Ownership & Investment: He called for nationalising major British industries and establishing state control over capital. He argued that public money invested into industry must be bound by strict public accountability and worker control. Financing Public Services: He argued that expanding public services would self-finance by creating jobs, moving people off the dole, and increasing the tax base. Democratic Defiance: Benn fiercely opposed international institutions like the European Economic Community (EEC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), arguing they robbed democratic governments of the power to execute socialist policies. (SL#125/16).…

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Contributions from Ernest Mandel, Tony Topham, Stan Newens, Sid Harroway, John Tuchfield. Some grubbiness to outside covers but otherwise clean and sound.Not ex-library.

Paper Cover. Condizione: Fine as New. IWC pamphlet number 66 8pp rare.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine as New. 44pp IWC pamphlet no 87.

Paper Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. Evidence fo IWC to the Court of Enquiry into Pay for Electricity Workers and causes of inflation. IWC pamphlet no 24. 24pp.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 8 pages. Written in the immediate aftermath of the May 1979 UK General Election—which saw the defeat of James Callaghan's Labour government and the rise of Margaret Thatcher—the pamphlet reflects Benn's deep concerns about democratic accountability and information. In this work and his broader speeches, Benn argues that a genuinely "free press" must be free from both state censorship and the concentrated control of unelected corporate billionaires. He contends that when a handful of powerful media moguls dominate national newspapers and broadcasting, the press stops acting as a watchdog for the public and instead becomes a tool to protect vested financial interests and marginalise radical or working-class perspectives (SL#125/16). …

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 21p, a very good paperback.

Card Cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Pamphlet series no. 1, 12pp.

Card Cover. Condizione: Near Fine. pamphlet series 22 8pp no date circa 1970s.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 16 pages. (SL#125/7).

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages; Physical description. : 87 p. ; 19 cm. Subject: Labour Party (Great Britain) Leadership. Politicians - Great Britain -- Great Britain - Political parties - Labour Party (Great Britain). - Leaders - Accountability. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages; Physical description. : 87 p. ; 19 cm. Subject: Labour Party (Great Britain) Leadership. Politicians - Great Britain -- Great Britain - Political parties - Labour Party (Great Britain). - Leaders - Accountability. 1 Kg.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 8 pages. (SL#125/7).