Full Description
First published in 1969, The Liberation of Work considers how to 'liberate' work, so that It flows freely, happily, creatively, with a minimum of hindrance and frustration. Professor Wilken does not consider the problem of work primarily as a problem of economics: he regards it as an intensely philosophical problem, and discusses it in terms of ultimate human values. He gives practical examples of the problem of work by the use of case studies, and demonstrates how actual firms have tried to develop new modes of cooperation and associative partnership in business. This book will be of interest to students of economics and sociology.
Contents
Introduction 1. The Labour-Market, an Economic Contradiction and a Social Fallacy 2. Capital Ownership and the Sources of Income 3. The Search for a New Social Concept of Labour Relations 4. The Workers' Responsibilities 5. Trade Unions and a New Social Order 6. Stages in the Constitution of the Enterprise 7. Socialization in Germany Conclusion References Note on the author Index
