Cooperatives Confront Capitalism

Author : Peter Ranis
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783606528

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Cooperatives Confront Capitalism by Peter Ranis Pdf

Cooperatives the world over are successfully developing alternative models of decision-making, employment and operation without the existence of managers, executives and hierarchies. Through case studies spanning the US, Latin America and Europe, including valuable new work on the previously neglected cooperative movement in Cuba, Peter Ranis explores how cooperatives have evolved in response to the economic crisis. Going further yet, Ranis makes the novel argument that the constitutionally enshrined principle of 'eminent domain' can in fact be harnessed to create and defend worker cooperatives. Combining the work of key radical theorists, including Marx, Gramsci and Luxemburg, with that of contemporary political economists, such as Block, Piketty and Stiglitz, Cooperatives Confront Capitalism provides what is perhaps the most far-reaching analysis yet of the ideas, achievements and wider historical context of the cooperative movement.

Author : Bruno Jossa
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800372016

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Managing the Cooperative Enterprise by Bruno Jossa Pdf

This book revolves around the idea that capitalism is not a democratic system and that a system of producer cooperatives, or democratically managed enterprises, gives rise to a new mode of production which is authentically socialist in essence and fully consistent with the ultimate rationale underlying Marx’s theoretical approach. The author argues that the cooperative firm system outlined in this book offers a rich array of non-economic benefits that justify its classification as a ‘genuinely socialist’ entity, with real potential for achieving true economic democracy.

Author : Geert Reuten
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004531086

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Design of a Worker Cooperatives Society by Geert Reuten Pdf

What would an alternative to contemporary capitalism look like? In this book, Geert Reuten sets out a detailed design of a democratic society organised in worker cooperatives, followed by an equally detailed democratic transition to it, thereby making a convincing case. In Reuten’s design, Workers constitute the single economic class. However, unlike in capitalism, there is no class that owns the means of production. The legal structure of worker cooperatives is such that workers have full rights to the fruits of the cooperative without owning it, and yet the state does not own the cooperatives either. Interestingly, worker councils in the economic and state domains vote on all economically relevant matters. In Reuten’s work, the free choice of occupation and of specific consumer goods is even larger than in capitalism.

Author : Catherine Mulder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137337092

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Transcending Capitalism Through Cooperative Practices by Catherine Mulder Pdf

Transcending Capitalism Through Cooperative Practices identifies and analyzes sustainable alternatives to capitalism by examining five diverse enterprises, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Green Bay Packers football team, and the Lusty Lady sex club.

Author : Katherine K. Chen,Victor Tan Chen
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781838679897

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Organizational Imaginaries by Katherine K. Chen,Victor Tan Chen Pdf

This volume explores an expansive array of organizational imaginaries, or conceptions of organizational possibilities, with a focus on collectivist-democratic organizations, to showcase how organizations can ultimately support and serve broader communities.

Author : Rob Harrison
Publisher : New Internationalist
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780261621

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People Over Capital by Rob Harrison Pdf

Do co-operatives offer an alternative model for addressing key issues: economic uncertainty and mismanagement, political reform and climate change?

Author : Bruno Jossa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317963165

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Producer Cooperatives as a New Mode of Production by Bruno Jossa Pdf

The notion that there is no alternative to capitalism emerged after the fall of the Berlin Wall and made rapid headway due to increasing economic globalisation. More recently, this belief that there is no viable alternative has held firm despite the financial crisis, high unemployment levels and an ever-increasing gap between rich and poor. However, since the appearance of Benjamin Ward’s seminal 1958 article, economic theorists have been developing a workable alternative: a system of self-managed firms. The core argument outlined in this book is that a well-organised system of producer cooperatives would give rise to a new mode of production and, ultimately, a genuinely socialist society. This argument is developed through three key steps. First, following on from Jaroslav Vanek’s definition, it is argued that a ‘Labour-Managed Firm’, a firm which strictly segregates capital incomes from labour incomes, would implement a new production mode because it would reverse the pre-existing relation between capital and labour. Second, given that a system of these ‘Labour-Managed Firm’ cooperatives would reverse the capital-labour relationship, it is suggested that this would constitute a form of market socialism. Third, it is argued that compared to capitalism a system of producer cooperatives offers a wealth of advantages, including the potential for efficiency gains, the eradication of unemployment and the end of exploitation. Ultimately, this book concludes that self-management could take the place of central planning in Marxist visions for the future.

Author : Mary Mellor,Janet Hannah,John W. G. Stirling,John Stirling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015014648466

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Worker Cooperatives in Theory and Practice by Mary Mellor,Janet Hannah,John W. G. Stirling,John Stirling Pdf

Author : Carl Ratner
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12
Category : Cooperative societies
ISBN : 1536101575

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Politics of Cooperation and Co-Ops by Carl Ratner Pdf

The current co-op movement in the U.S. seeks to be a structural alternative to capitalism; this book seriously questions whether the current movement can accomplish that task. Carl Ratner offers a rich and unique political analysis and critique that provides helpful insights into the practice and problems of the contemporary cooperative movement. Noting that co-operators tend to view their work as apolitical because the explicit influence of national political parties is absent, the author constructs a compelling argument that co-operators nonetheless operate unwittingly with implicit political conceptions of freedom, opportunity, human rights, social participation, decision-making, power, and governance that are shaped and limited by the capitalist economic system. Ratner demonstrates how a more radical, anti-capitalist, socialist form of cooperation and co-ops are needed to realise the fulfilling potential of cooperation and co-ops. For those wishing to understand and advance the cooperative movement, this book is essential reading.

Author : Stefano Zamagni,Vera Zamagni
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781849805667

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Cooperative Enterprise by Stefano Zamagni,Vera Zamagni Pdf

'Cooperatives stem from interchanges in day-to-day life; and have the capacity to extend their reach to cover economic exchanges across time and space. They offer a complementary form of relationships to the ones economists typically study and favour. A culmination of years of research, this book quite magnificently explains and persuasively advocates a much neglected institution.' Sir Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge, UK This eloquent book analyses the theory of the cooperative form of enterprise from an historic perspective, whilst assessing its appeal in the current economic environment. The authors show that cooperatives are enterprises acting in harmony in the market economy, and explore the following questions: How do cooperatives achieve solidarity in keeping together elements normally considered in conflict? Why is the cooperative enterprise not as widespread as the capitalist enterprise? What is its appeal in the present conditions of crisis of the world economy? Alongside other related issues, the volume also discusses the theoretical foundations of the cooperative enterprise and offers an overview of the historical development of the cooperative movement around the world. Special reference is made to the Italian case, which is scarcely known within the international milieu. Broad in scope whilst concise in elucidation, this book will be invaluable to students enrolled in economic, social, historical and political curricula, as well as leaders of the cooperative movement. People interested in finding a practical alternative to the capitalist form of enterprise will also find this book enriching.

Author : Bruno Jossa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000728026

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The Political Economy of Cooperatives and Socialism by Bruno Jossa Pdf

This book argues that capitalism cannot be said to be truly democratic and that a system of producer cooperatives, or democratically managed enterprises, is needed to give rise to a new mode of production which is genuinely socialist and fully consistent with the ultimate rationale underlying Marx’s theoretical approach. The proposition that firms should be run by the workers on their own, was endorsed by John Dewey, the greatest social thinker of the twentieth century, but is also shared by Marxists such as Anton Pannekoek, Karl Korsch, Angelo Tasca, Antonio Gramsci and Richard Wolff. This book explores the history of this argument taking in concepts from economic and political thought including historical materialism, cooperation, utopianism and economic democracy. The book will be of significant interest to scholars and students of political economy, Marxism, socialism, history of economic thought and political theory.

Author : Thomas Katsaros,John Teluk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Political Science
ISBN : IND:39000001859292

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Capitalism, a Cooperative Venture by Thomas Katsaros,John Teluk Pdf

Author : Jon Steinman
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781550927009

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Grocery Story by Jon Steinman Pdf

Hungry for change? Put the power of food co-ops on your plate and grow your local food economy. Food has become ground-zero in our efforts to increase awareness of how our choices impact the world. Yet while we have begun to transform our communities and dinner plates, the most authoritative strand of the food web has received surprisingly little attention: the grocery store—the epicenter of our food-gathering ritual. Through penetrating analysis and inspiring stories and examples of American and Canadian food co-ops, Grocery Story makes a compelling case for the transformation of the grocery store aisles as the emerging frontier in the local and good food movements. Author Jon Steinman: Deconstructs the food retail sector and the shadows cast by corporate giants Makes the case for food co-ops as an alternative Shows how co-ops spur the creation of local food-based economies and enhance low-income food access. Grocery Story is for everyone who eats. Whether you strive to eat more local and sustainable food, or are in support of community economic development, Grocery Story will leave you hungry to join the food co-op movement in your own community.

Author : Ellen Furlough,Carl Strikwerda
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Consumer cooperatives
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026603865

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Consumers Against Capitalism? by Ellen Furlough,Carl Strikwerda Pdf

Contributors examine Euro-American consumer cooperation in order to challenge the assumption that these consumer economies, institutions, and cultures were necessarily and inevitably capitalist, individualistic, and apolitical. Topics include the political economy of consumer cooperation in Belgium, 1860-1980; the rise and fall of working-class cooperatives in the US; French consumer cooperation, 1885-1930; consumer cooperation in Denmark, 1850-1940; and the consumer co-op in Japan: building democratic alternatives to state-led capitalism. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : John H. Pencavel
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Cooperative societies
ISBN : 1781005338

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The Economics of Worker Cooperatives by John H. Pencavel Pdf

The economics of worker cooperatives is a branch of economic inquiry with a long and esteemed pedigree, dating at least from the work of John Stuart Mill in the mid-nineteenth century. Since then, leading economists have paid intermittent attention to the topic, but the collapse of state-sponsored socialism in Eastern Europe and growing discontent with loosely-fettered capitalism have resulted in a resurgence of interest in worker co-operatives as a method of enhancing productivity and reducing income inequalities without heavy government regulation. Professor Pencavel's judicious selection of articles by leading scholars conveys the vigour and rigour of this new empirical research. His original introduction provides an authoritative guide to past and current thinking in this topical area and raises important issues, which point the way for further contributions to the already rich literature.