Freedom, Socialism, and Property-Owning Democracy

Authors	P. Raekstad
Publication date	08-2022
Journal	Journal of Applied Philosophy
Volume | Issue number	39 | 4
Pages (from-to)	664-681
Number of pages	18
Organisations	Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Abstract	What should a free economic system look like? Socialists have long held that a universal human emancipation requires replacing capitalism with socialism. However, it has recently been argued that Property-Owning Democracy (POD) safeguards freedom while allowing us to keep key features of capitalism. I challenge that claim by showing that the institutional features that make capitalist workplaces unfree are shared with POD. As a result, POD is insufficient for a free economic system. After discussing a number of objections, I conclude that we should look to more democratic alternatives instead.
Document type	Article
Language	English
Published at	https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12582
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