From: https://library.fes.de/libalt/journals/swetsfulltext/17087715.pdf ( https://library.fes.de/libalt/journals/swetsfulltext/17087715.pdf ) (emphasis mine)
In “The Taylor System—Man’s Enslavement by the Machine” (1914), Lenin reiterates how Taylorism has greatly reduced the time involved in completing work tasks while the capitalist increases profits and the workers have to work many times harder for slightly more pay. Up to this point, the analysis in this article is similar to that in “A ‘Scientific’ System of Sweating” (1913). However, in this article, Lenin takes his analysis one step further. Rather than merely criticizing the use of Taylorism under monopoly capitalism, Lenin argues that Taylorism would be quite an aid to workers *if it could be separated from its attachment to capital* and administered by workers’ organizations as well as implemented “in the distribution of labour in society as a whole” rather than being confined to each individual factory. Thus, once the monopoly capitalist is removed from the process and no longer benefits from Taylorism, Lenin believes that the implementation of scientific management can lead to a drastic reduction in working time and to a dramatic increase in the standard of living for workers. As one will be able to see, this article provides a bridge to Lenin’s analysis of the use of Taylorism in the Soviet Republic after the revolution. Lenin continues his analysis of Taylorism in this postrevolution article, which is consistent with that in “The Taylor System—Man’s Enslavement by the Machine” (1914) This is the first time that Lenin mentions the necessity of implementing Taylorism under the transitional stage from capitalism to socialism. In later articles he will develop this idea to a greater extent when he discusses the period and problems of administering state capitalism under a workers’ government. However, when engaging in a polemical exchange over the implementation of Taylorism with the “Left Communists,” *it becomes apparent that Lenin does not enthusiastically embrace the implementation of scientific management in Russia at this time and views it as only a temporary measure.* Whether Lenin supported the implementation of scientific management under socialism is an open question; it is quite plausible that Lenin would not have advocated the use of Taylorism under socialism. *Lenin clearly advocated a number of other temporary measures, in addition to scientific management, under the transition to socialism (state capitalism) that he would not have been in favor of under a fully developed socialism.* The “New Economic Program” (NEP) implemented by Lenin and the Bolshevik Party in 1921 is one such example. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40529): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40529 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117439078/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
