Does Selfmanagement Approach the Optimum Order?

Abstract

Having been asked to comment on Professor Mitja Kamušič’s paper ‘Economic Efficiency and Workers’ Selfmanagement’ I will start my comments with a few general remarks on (the English translation of) Professor Kamušič’s paper. My impression is that it is not only highly interesting to us here in The Netherlands, but also displays a truly scientific spirit for which we have to be grateful. The paper also contains a number of interesting inquiries, especially about how various groups in Yugoslav society think about social relations over there, which contribute to our understanding. Then, it contains some opinions of the author, which are also valuable to us; I am going to discuss these under various headings.