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February 2, 2023

Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy: Chapter 4

There has been an effort to dissociate accumulation from distribution, resulting in a contradictory and confused understanding of the relation between the two in cooperatives, with very serious practical consequences. In this chapter we examine this nexus and all its implications, demonstrating the importance of understanding accumulation as a necessary element of rational economic behavior in cooperative enterprises, and revealing the distortions caused by failing to do so.

January 5, 2023

Worker Cooperatives: Building a Better Workplace

Laura Flanders speaks to founder of the Community and Worker Ownership Project Rebecca Lurie, CEO of One Brooklyn Health LaRay Brown, and New York City Council Member Sandy Nurse about the recent enthusiasm surrounding worker cooperatives throughout the country, and what they can offer workers that traditional employment cannot.

December 22, 2022

NYC's Christmas Tree Cooperative

Ellis from New York State of Pine discusses the Christmas tree business and how he became a worker-owner.

December 15, 2022

If You Really Want Good Food, You Have to Work Here

Reflections on the documentary film FOOD COOP, and the discussion panel that GEO held to talk about the film and the food co-op world.

November 7, 2022

Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy: Chapter 2

Essence, economic objective, and characteristics of the cooperative enterprise.Essence, economic objective, and characteristics of the cooperative enterprise.

October 27, 2022

Noise

What Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Sibony, and Cass Sunstein's new book Noise has to offer for decision making in cooperatives.

September 8, 2022

Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy: Chapter 1

The first problem that a theory of the cooperative phenomenon must address is the lack of a scientific concept of the cooperative enterprise.

September 5, 2022

Our Business Schools Have a Blindspot

Though co-operatives exist throughout Australian society, making a hugely valuable economic contribution, their distinctive nature and management requirements are largely ignored by university business schools.

July 28, 2022

Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy

Translator's introduction and preface to Louis Razeto Migliaro's book, Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy.