OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL

Bring back the Institute for Workers’ Control

The movement for workers’ control in the 1970s was among the most promising of the many roads not taken in the forgotten history of the left.

The movement for workers’ control in the 1970s was among the most promising of the many roads not taken in the forgotten history

Theorists:

Ken Coates & Tony Topham

Geographical:

United Kingdom

Era:

1960-2000: Workers' Control against Capitalist Restructuring

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