Post-modern freelance organizations vs. Middle Age Guilds
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Presentazione di Sergio Bologna all'incontro europeo 2011 organizzato da EFIP per le associazioni di Freelance.
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Post-modern freelance organizations vs. Middle Age Guilds
- 1. www.actainrete.it Brussels, 16 March 2011 Post-modern freelance organizations vs. Middle Age Guilds Sergio Bologna ACTA Board member
- 12. www.actainrete.i t 12 What have Freelancers got to do with this kind of conservative lobby? Nothing
Editor's Notes
- The right expression is that ‘professionalism is an ideology’, but, as all authors agree, over time the word ‘profession’ has been charged with many symbolic meanings. Bledstein for example states that ‘professionalism’ played a constituent role in the building of the American middle class mentality
- In the first issues of the “Harvard Business Revue” in 1922 the question of whether management is a profession that requires its own university faculty or a professional school was raised. The majority of participants in the debate came to the conclusion that management needs a university degree (“our mission is to train executives”). It seems that the founders of the Business School were convinced that management is a corporate profession, not business in itself. Freelancers do not belong to the corporate world.
- In Italy freelancers of the ‘unregulated’ professions can choose between the regulations of the ‘intellectual profession’ (delivering of intellectual services) or the regulations of a general commercial contract.
- The meaning of the word ‘profession’ has changed over the years as a result of market forces and technological progress. Some authors stress that even the problem of ethical codes is strictly connected with the supply and demand of professional services by ‘regulated professions’.
- In Italy we prefer to speak of ‘workers’ instead of ‘enterprises’ (sole proprietorship). Freelancers are obliged to contribute 26,70% of their income to the state public welfare (pension and healthcare). We are considered by the state as ‘individuals’ not as ‘enterprises’ and therefore our aim is to be fully recognized as ‘workers’ and have access to the benefits that this recognition brings. But at the same time the state expects that we pay the ‘business tax’ (IRAP, which is similar to the UBT in the U.S.). ACTA is legally fighting against the imposition of this ‘business tax’ (a member of ACTA has recently won a 7-years court case fighting against this imposition). In Italy we must define ourselves as ‘workers’.
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- This aim is what distinguishes ACTA from other Associations representing ‘unregulated’ professions and explains our critical approach to the ideology of ‘professionalism’. Our vision is inclusive, on the other hand ‘professionalism’ is exclusive. As Abbott says: in the modern world the jurisdiction of the professions are no longer rigid but interconnected. The content of the professions is in continuous evolution. Instead the philosophy of the Orders is to demarcate the specific jurisdiction of the single profession, excluding non-members.
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