Cooperatives Confront Capitalism

Cooperatives Confront Capitalism
Author: Peter Ranis
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2016-08-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1783606525

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.

Cooperative Capitalism

Cooperative Capitalism
Author: Ulrike Schaede
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: Capitalism
ISBN: 9781383019094

Ulrike Schaede examines the effect that the reduced role of government regulation in Japanese industry is having on the openness of Japanese markets to foreign competition.

The Capitalism Paradox

The Capitalism Paradox
Author: Paul H. Rubin
Publisher: Bombardier Books
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1642931403

In spite of its numerous obvious failures, many presidential candidates and voters are in favor of a socialist system for the United States. Socialism is consistent with our primitive evolved preferences, but not with a modern complex economy. One reason for the desire for socialism is the misinterpretation of capitalism. The standard definition of free market capitalism is that it’s a system based on unbridled competition. But this oversimplification is incredibly misleading—capitalism exists because human beings have organically developed an elaborate system based on trust and collaboration that allows consumers, producers, distributors, financiers, and the rest of the players in the capitalist system to thrive. Paul Rubin, the world’s leading expert on cooperative capitalism, explains simply and powerfully how we should think about markets, economics, and business—making this book an indispensable tool for understanding and communicating the vast benefits the free market bestows upon societies and individuals.

Practicing Cooperation

Practicing Cooperation
Author: Andrew Zitcer
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2021-11-02
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1452964173

A powerful new understanding of cooperation as an antidote to alienation and inequality From the crises of racial inequity and capitalism that inspired the Black Lives Matter movement and the Green New Deal to the coronavirus pandemic, stories of mutual aid have shown that, though cooperation is variegated and ever changing, it is also a form of economic solidarity that can help weather contemporary social and economic crises. Addressing this theme, Practicing Cooperation delivers a trenchant and timely argument that the way to a more just and equitable society lies in the widespread adoption of cooperative practices. But what renders cooperation ethical, effective, and sustainable? Providing a new conceptual framework for cooperation as a form of social practice, Practicing Cooperation describes and critiques three U.S.-based cooperatives: a pair of co-op grocers in Philadelphia, each adjusting to recent growth and renewal; a federation of two hundred low-cost community acupuncture clinics throughout the United States, banded together as a cooperative of practitioners and patients; and a collectively managed Philadelphia experimental dance company, founded in the early 1990s and still going strong. Through these case studies, Andrew Zitcer illuminates the range of activities that make contemporary cooperatives successful: dedicated practitioners, a commitment to inclusion, and ongoing critical reflection. In so doing he asserts that economic and social cooperation must be examined, critiqued, and implemented on multiple scales if it is to combat the pervasiveness of competitive individualism. Practicing Cooperation is grounded in the voices of practitioners and the result is a clear-eyed look at the lived experience of cooperators from different parts of the economy and a guidebook for people on the potential of this way of life for the pursuit of justice and fairness.

Transcending Capitalism Through Cooperative Practices

Transcending Capitalism Through Cooperative Practices
Author: Catherine Mulder
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2015-10-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1137337095

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.

Collaborative Capitalism in American Cities

Collaborative Capitalism in American Cities
Author: Rashmi Dyal-Chand
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2018-05-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 110713353X

Develops a theory of collaborative capitalism that produces economic stability for businesses and workers in American urban cores.

Varieties of Capitalism

Varieties of Capitalism
Author: Peter A. Hall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 557
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199247749

Applying the new economics of organisation and relational theories of the firm to the problem of understanding cross-national variation in the political economy, this volume elaborates a new understanding of the institutional differences that characterise the 'varieties of capitalism' worldwide.

People Over Capital

People Over Capital
Author: Rob Harrison
Publisher: New Internationalist
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2014-06-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1780261624

Capitalism is failing and ordinary people are forced to pay the price. With such deep-rooted problems there is real hunger for alternative ways of organizing our economic system. Answering the question, "Is there a co-operative alternative to capitalism?" this book showcases fourteen responses from economists, academics, co-operators, politicians, and campaigners, exploring both the success and untapped potential of co-operatives. Each essay approaches from a new direction—from the flourishing open source movement to cases of co-operative success in different parts of the world. Rob Harrison has written and commented widely on social change issues for more than twenty years.

Organizational Imaginaries

Organizational Imaginaries
Author: Katherine K. Chen
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2021-03-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 183867991X

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.

Humanizing the Economy

Humanizing the Economy
Author: John Restakis
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2010-11-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 086571651X

How the largest social movement in history is making the world a better place.