Single Idea 23162

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 8. Socialism]

Full Idea

Nationalisation leaves managers and officials almost as remote from the workers as they are under a capitalist regime.

Gist of Idea

Managers are just as remote from workers under nationalisation as under capitalism

Source

Bertrand Russell (Authority and the Individual [1949], 4)

Book Reference

Russell,Bertrand: 'Authority and the Individual' [Unwin 1977], p.63


A Reaction

Russell's solution is workplace democracy. Presumably that could be imposed on a nationalised industry much more easily than on a profit-driven private capitalist industry.