The Foundations of Self-Managed Socialism: The Contribution of István Mészáros

Workers began to feel the need for self-management the first day that they were placed in a factory against their will. In the nineteenth century, cooperativism and mutual support societies gained force as a form of resistance against unemployment, principally during the industrial revolution in England. I should note that one of the main reasons mutual support societies were created was so that workers could have decent burials.