The Society of the Near Future: A New Petty Proprietor Society: Derby, Publishing house «Petty Proprietor» [«Dribnyi vlasnyk»], 1957, 119 p.

In The Society of the Near Future: A New Petty Proprietor Society diaspora author Mykhailo Marchenko (pseudonym Mykhailo Pavliuk) critiques both prevalent communist collectivism and monopolistic capitalism. The author argues that the ideal society of the future cannot be a mere revival or "new" version of a small property-based system dominated by small owners under bigger structures. Instead, Marchenko advocates for a transformed economic and social order where small-scale private ownership is empowered as the foundation for individual freedom and equity, free from the failures of collectivism and big capital exploitation. Through economic and sociological analysis, the work explores the role of petty proprietors in building a just society, emphasizing their potential to drive progress while warning against the pitfalls of existing models. The book is divided into parts examining the current position of petty proprietors, their struggles and prospects.

Contents

From the author

Introduction

PART I.

The place of petty proprietor in the capitalist system

Brief characteristics of the petty proprietors' class in historical aspect

Economic characteristics of the petty proprietors' class

Psychological characteristics of the petty proprietors' class

The political role of the petty proprietors' class in the past and in our time

General conclusions from the analytical part of our work

PART II.

Petty proprietor society of the near future

Some basic principles of the ideology of petty proprietor society

The main forms of economic activity in petty proprietor society

The relative fairness of the distribution of profits in petty proprietor society

The viability of petty proprietor society

PART III.

Tactics of protecting the interests of petty proprietor in our time

Petty proprietor ideology and other sociological concepts and strata

Nearer prospects

Some remarks

The attractive force of the concept of a petty proprietor society of the near future