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Shop Floor Citizens: Engineering Democracy in 1940s Britain
Shop Floor Citizens Engineering Democracy in 1940s Britain Author:James Hinton The institution of Joint Production Committees in British engineering factories during World War II represented the most substantial experiment in worker participation ever undertaken in British industry. This book explores the politics of this experiment and assesses its impact on factory life. It tells the story of a neglected campaign for ind... more »ustrial democracy, and argues that the division between communist and labour politics is central to explaining the absence of worker participation in post-war Britain.« less