The Second Congress of Self-Managers held in Sarajevo, 1971
The main goal was to move the managing of companies into the hands of workers and to separate the management from the state and it was further solidified by law in the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution.[1] It was also meant to demonstrate the viability of a "third way" between the capitalist United States and the socialist Soviet Union.[2]
Based on market-based allocation, social ownership of the means of production and self-management within firms, this system substituted for Yugoslavia's former Soviet-type central planning.[3]
In 1948, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia held its Fifth Congress. The meeting was held shortly after Stalin accused Tito of being a nationalist and moving to the right branding his heresy Titoism. This resulted in a break with the Soviet Union known as the Informbiro period. Initially the Yugoslav communists, despite the break with Stalin, remained as hard line as before but soon began to pursue a policy of independent socialism that experimented with the self-management of workers in state-run enterprises, with decentralization and other departures from the Soviet model of a Communist state.[4]
Under the influence of reformers such as Boris Kidrič and Milovan Đilas, Yugoslavia experimented with ideas of workers self-management where workers influenced the policies of the factories in which they worked and shared a portion of any surplus revenue. This resulted in a change in the party's role in society from holding a monopoly of power to being an ideological leader. As a result, the party name and the names of the regional branches respectively were changed to the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (Savez komunista Jugoslavije, SKJ) in 1952 during its Sixth Congress.
Criticism
The top-down nature of the workers' councils however led to corruption, cynicism and inefficiencies until they were abolished during the Yugoslav Wars.[5]
By 1989, Ante Marković's reform government abolished self-management. At this time, the country had crippling foreign debt, structural adjustment measures enforced by the International Monetary Fund, and economic collapse amplified the centrifugal pulls of foreign markets.[2]
References
^ ab"Definition of Socialist self-management (Yugoslavian policy)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
^ abRobertson, James (17 July 2017). "The Life and Death of Yugoslav Socialism". Jacobin. from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
^Estrin, Saul. 1991. "Yugoslavia: The Case of Self-Managing Market Socialism." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 5(4): 187–194.
^B92 (22 April 2020). [Lenin and Yugoslavia: Who was Vladimir Ilyich and how did he influence Tito and self-governing socialism] (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^Ness, Immanuel (2010). Ours to Master and to Own: Workers' Control from the Commune to the Present. p. 172.
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socialist, self, management, confused, with, workers, self, management, self, governing, socialism, form, workers, self, management, used, social, economic, model, formulated, communist, party, yugoslavia, instituted, 1950, lasted, socialist, federal, republic. Not to be confused with Workers self management Socialist self management or self governing socialism was a form of workers self management used as a social and economic model formulated by the Communist Party of Yugoslavia It was instituted by law in 1950 and lasted in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 1990 just prior to its breakup in 1992 1 The Second Congress of Self Managers held in Sarajevo 1971 The main goal was to move the managing of companies into the hands of workers and to separate the management from the state and it was further solidified by law in the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution 1 It was also meant to demonstrate the viability of a third way between the capitalist United States and the socialist Soviet Union 2 Based on market based allocation social ownership of the means of production and self management within firms this system substituted for Yugoslavia s former Soviet type central planning 3 Contents 1 History 2 Criticism 3 References 4 See alsoHistory EditAs President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito prided himself on Yugoslavia s independence from the Soviet Union with Yugoslavia never accepting full membership in Comecon and Tito s open rejection of many aspects of Stalinism as the most obvious manifestations of this The Soviets and their satellite states often accused Yugoslavia of Trotskyism and social democracy charges loosely based on Tito s form of workers self management and the theory of associated labor profit sharing policies and worker owned industries initiated by him Milovan Đilas and Edvard Kardelj in 1950 It was in these things that the Soviet leadership accused of harboring the seeds of council communism or even corporatism In 1948 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia held its Fifth Congress The meeting was held shortly after Stalin accused Tito of being a nationalist and moving to the right branding his heresy Titoism This resulted in a break with the Soviet Union known as the Informbiro period Initially the Yugoslav communists despite the break with Stalin remained as hard line as before but soon began to pursue a policy of independent socialism that experimented with the self management of workers in state run enterprises with decentralization and other departures from the Soviet model of a Communist state 4 Under the influence of reformers such as Boris Kidric and Milovan Đilas Yugoslavia experimented with ideas of workers self management where workers influenced the policies of the factories in which they worked and shared a portion of any surplus revenue This resulted in a change in the party s role in society from holding a monopoly of power to being an ideological leader As a result the party name and the names of the regional branches respectively were changed to the League of Communists of Yugoslavia Savez komunista Jugoslavije SKJ in 1952 during its Sixth Congress Criticism EditThe top down nature of the workers councils however led to corruption cynicism and inefficiencies until they were abolished during the Yugoslav Wars 5 By 1989 Ante Markovic s reform government abolished self management At this time the country had crippling foreign debt structural adjustment measures enforced by the International Monetary Fund and economic collapse amplified the centrifugal pulls of foreign markets 2 References Edit a b Definition of Socialist self management Yugoslavian policy Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 8 May 2020 a b Robertson James 17 July 2017 The Life and Death of Yugoslav Socialism Jacobin Archived from the original on 20 July 2017 Retrieved 16 May 2020 Estrin Saul 1991 Yugoslavia The Case of Self Managing Market Socialism Journal of Economic Perspectives 5 4 187 194 B92 22 April 2020 Lenjin i Jugoslavija Ko je bio Vladimir Iljic i kako je uticao na Tita i samoupravni socijalizam Lenin and Yugoslavia Who was Vladimir Ilyich and how did he influence Tito and self governing socialism in Serbian Archived from the original on 13 July 2020 Retrieved 10 July 2020 Ness Immanuel 2010 Ours to Master and to Own Workers Control from the Commune to the Present p 172 See also EditSocialism with a human face Wikimedia Commons has media related to Socialist self management Yugoslavia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Socialist self management amp oldid 1151810185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
