{"product_id":"workerso-councils-the-libertarian-socialist-philosophy-of-worker","title":"WorkersÕ Councils: The Libertarian Socialist Philosophy of Worker","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnton Pannekoek discusses the viability of workersÕ councils as an effective means of administrating a socialist society, as contrasted to the centralized doctrines of state communism or state capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConceived as an alternative way to establish and sustain socialism, the workers councils have so far never been successfully established at a national scale. Part of the problem was disagreements among revolutionaries about their size and responsibilities; while Lenin supported the notion during the revolutionary period, the councils were phased out in favor of a centralized state, rather than diffused through the strata of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePannekoek draws on history for his ideas, noting the deficiencies of previous revolutions and the major objectives a future revolution should hold. The various tasks a state of workerÕs councils must accomplish, and the enemies that must be overcome Ð notably fascists, bourgeois elements and big business Ð are listed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksWholesale","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598066184353,"sku":"9780359046485","price":52.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1e5vknjg-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1725408769","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/workerso-councils-the-libertarian-socialist-philosophy-of-worker","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}