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Economic: Socialist
Governance: Devolved
Coords: X-3 · Y-1
Economic: Socialist
Governance: Devolved
Coords: X-3 · Y-1
Descriptor
Syndicalist
“Workers run industry directly.”
Exemplar ↓
§ 01
The Idea
What Syndicalist actually means.
Syndicalism envisions direct worker control over industries, replacing the state with federations of trade unions through collective decision-making.
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), founded by William Dudley 'Big Bill' Haywood, embodied Syndicalist principles. The IWW sought to abolish the wage system and replace it with worker-led industrial unions, using direct action and strikes rather than parliamentary reforms.
§ 02 · Tenets
Core commitments.
01
Workers' unions as the basic political unit.
02
Industrial democracy — shop-floor self-management.
03
General strike as revolutionary instrument.
04
Direct action over electoral politics.
05
Federation of producers replaces the state.
§ 03 · Position
Where it sits on the grid.
Economic axis — X-3
SOCIALIST
Full collectivisationUnfettered markets
Governance axis — Y-1
DEVOLVED
Total controlNo state at all
§ 04 · Reading List
Canon & critics.
§ Canon
- Reflections on ViolenceGeorges Sorel1908 · ~280 pp
- The Conquest of BreadPeter Kropotkin1892 · ~210 pp
§ Critics
- What Is to Be Done?V. I. Lenin1902 · ~200 pp
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