Yugoslav self-management: The forgotten anti-capitalist seeds of degrowth

Milica Kočović De Santo

doi:10.46553/cecon.42.108.2024.p50-85

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Milica Kočović De Santo Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46553/cecon.42.108.2024.p50-85

Palabras clave:

self-management, anti-capitalist, anti-colonial, degrowth, post-development, post-growth

Resumen

This research investigates the historical significance of self-management practices in Yugoslavia as inherently anti-capitalist and anti-colonial, contributing to the discourse on degrowth. The primary argument posits that Yugoslav self-management embodies unwritten historical elements that resonate with contemporary degrowth theory. Employing a theoretical and methodological framework that encompasses desk research, historical methods, and institutional analysis, this study utilizes Erik Olin Wright's anti-capitalist strategic framework to delineate the unique characteristics of Yugoslav self-management in contrast to other forms. The findings suggest that the Yugoslav model offers relevant insights for future provisioning systems in a post-growth and post-development context.

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