The Corporation, Democracy, and the Idea of the Bicameral Firm

IF 4.1 2区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politics & Society Pub Date : 2023-04-24 DOI:10.1177/00323292231163690

Tom Malleson

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Abstract

This article introduces this special issue on the bicameral firm. It lays the groundwork by providing a brief overview of the democratic firm in its historical and political context. The article describes the main problems that large undemocratic corporations pose for society; it contrasts the main ways in which theorists and social movements have sought to democratize the firm—from voice-centric models (such as codetermination) to ownership-centric models (such as Employee Stock Ownership Plans and worker cooperatives); and it outlines the historical ebbs and flows of political movements for enhanced workplace democracy. It is within this context that it is fruitful to consider Isabelle Ferreras's powerful proposal for a bicameral firm. The article concludes by considering the real-world prospects for economic bicameralism and highlights a number of questions that Ferreras's proposal motivates us to consider—questions that are urgent and vital for anyone who cares about the future of democracy.

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公司、民主与两院制企业理念

本文介绍了两院制公司的这一特殊问题。它通过在其历史和政治背景下对民主公司的简要概述奠定了基础。文章描述了大型非民主公司给社会带来的主要问题;它对比了理论家和社会运动寻求公司民主化的主要方式——从以声音为中心的模式(如共同决定)到以所有权为中心的模式(如员工持股计划和工人合作社);它还概述了为加强工作场所民主而进行的政治运动的历史起落。正是在这种背景下，考虑伊莎贝尔·费雷拉斯关于两院制公司的有力建议是富有成效的。文章最后考虑了经济两院制的现实前景，并强调了费雷拉斯的建议促使我们思考的一些问题——对任何关心民主未来的人来说，这些问题都是紧迫而至关重要的。

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Politics & Society Multiple-

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5.00

自引率

4.20%

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