Postwar British and Italian strikes aimed to build democratic production relations

Evidence

If one is to argue that capitalism was crumbling during this period— as I do— then the unparalleled surges of industrial action in Britain and Italy are exhibits A and B. Th ese postwar industrial actions sought new relations of production to construct democratic societies. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 341

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Postwar British and Italian strikes demanded workers’ control of production. — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 457; Postwar strikes were political demands for workers’ self-government, not mere wage disputes; Postwar workers demanded meaning and agency in production. (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Postwar British and Italian strikes demanded workers’ control of production. #corroborates (0.92) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 457
• Postwar strikes were political demands for workers’ self-government, not mere wage disputes #expands (0.90)
• Postwar workers rejected labor as a commodity and demanded democratic control of production #corroborates (0.88) — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 185
• Postwar workers demanded meaning and agency in production. #expands (0.85)