Worker Cooperatives and Revolution
History and Possibilities in the United States
Wright, Chris
Year Published: 2014
Pages: 260pp ISBN: 978-1-63263-432-0
Resource Type: Book
Cx Number: CX21018
Wright believes that the 'solidarity economy', fits within a Marxist understanding of what is needed to bring about a grassroots transformation of the economy.
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Table of Contents:
CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO - THE SOCIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF WORKER COOPERATIVES
Collectives
Organizational structure .
Wages and employment
Incentives, job satisfaction, productivity, and 'the political effects of participation'
Medium-sized and larger cooperatives Organizational structure
Wages and employment
Incentives, job satisfaction, productivity, and the political effect of participation
Other issues
CHAPTER THREE - WORKER COOPERATIVES IN AMERICAN HISTORY
CHAPTER FOUR - MARXISM AND THE ALTERNATIVE ECONOMY
Theory
Practice
CHAPTER FIVE - NEW ERA
CHAPTER SIX - CONCLUDING THOUGHTS ON REVOLUTION
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