Once in power, the Bolsheviks systematically undermined the popular meaning of workers’ control and replaced it with their own, statist conception."On three occasions,"one historian notes,"in the first months of Soviet power, the [factory] committee leaders sought to bring their model into being...
However, in spite of this radicalisation of the party base, the party machine still was at odds with the desires of the party. As Trotsky acknowledged, the situation "called for resolute confrontation of the sluggish Party machine with masses and ideas in motion." He stressed that "the ...
In Geneva, duties have been split between the canton, which is responsible for individual social assistance, and the municipalities, which are responsible for “communitarian” and collective problems. For instance, the canton provides basic financial andindividualsocial assistance through theHospice Géné...