David Schweickart facts for kids
David Schweickart was born in 1942. He is an American mathematician and philosopher. He studied Mathematics at the University of Dayton and the University of Virginia. He also earned a degree in Philosophy from Ohio State University. Today, he is a professor of Philosophy at Loyola University in Chicago.
He has taught at Loyola University since 1975. He was also a visiting professor at the University of Kentucky and the University of New Hampshire. David Schweickart has given lectures in many countries, including Spain, Cuba, Italy, and the Czech Republic. In 1999, he was named Faculty Member of the Year at Loyola University Chicago.
He helps edit and write for SolidarityEconomy.net. This is an online journal focused on economic democracy, which is about making economies fairer for everyone.
What is Economic Democracy?
David Schweickart is well-known for his ideas on "economic democracy." He explains these ideas in his book After Capitalism and other writings. He says that economic democracy is a type of market economy. It has several main features:
- Workplace self-management: This means workers manage their own workplaces. They even get to choose their supervisors.
- Public banking for investments: A special type of public banking manages money for new businesses or for growing existing ones.
- A market for goods: Businesses still compete in a market to sell their products and buy what they need.
- Fair trade between nations: There are rules to make sure trade between different countries is fair for everyone.
In this system, society owns the companies and factories. But the workers manage these businesses. The companies then compete in markets to sell their products. Any profit made is shared among the workers. Each company pays a tax based on the money they use. This tax money then goes to public banks. These banks use the money to help new and existing businesses grow.
His Published Works
David Schweickart has written several important books about his ideas:
- After Capitalism (2002)
- Market Socialism: The Debate Among Socialists (1998) - He wrote this with Bertell Ollman, Hillel Ticktin, and James Lawler.
- Against Capitalism (1993) - This book was also translated into Spanish and Chinese.
- Capitalism or Worker Control? An Ethical and Economic Appraisal (1980)
See also
In Spanish: David Schweickart para niños
- American philosophy
- List of American philosophers
