Guild Socialism
Proposes democratic control of industries through worker guilds while seeking forms of public accountability beyond private capitalist ownership.
Foundational doctrines
- Democratic guilds
- Worker self-government
- Social ownership
- Functional representation
Disagreement and variation
The difficult institutional question is how producer autonomy should be balanced against the interests of consumers and the wider public. Plans differ on the roles of consumers, territorial government, and economic coordination.
Numerical positions in the interactive model are editorial reference estimates, not scientifically validated measurements.