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Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Workplace Democracy

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July 8, 2019

Solidarity Economy Roads

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In this chapter Razeto examines a question that has been central for the vast majority of people in the world: the question of development. Like many before him, Razeto questions the meaning of development and the objectives sought, opposing an alternative “desirable development” to the dominant model centered on industrialization, capital accumulation, and structural inequality.

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July 1, 2019

Developing Cooperatives with Devco

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Marty Frost discusses his career as a worker-owner helping others to develop their worker co-ops.

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May 14, 2019

Solidarity Economy Roads

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Having previously identified the participation of workers in decision-making as the key to the emergence of solidarity in labor and the recuperation of work’s “rich meaning and content,” Razeto deepens and expands his analysis of participation and self-management. A “bottom-up” analysis of management, power, and authority – understood as a gift the subordinated make to those in power – enables a powerful critique of centralization, bureaucracy, delegation, and co-optation.