Design of a Worker Cooperatives Society

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 c...

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Design of a Worker Cooperatives Society
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capitalism and state socialism
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democracy at enterprises level
democratic alternative to capitalism
democratic alternative to the capitalist
full democracy including at enterprise level
means of production
mode of production
Mondragon worker-owned cooperatives
non-capitalist alternative to state socialism
non-worker-owned versus worker-owned
ownership
right to the fruits of a worker cooperative
social systems
state institutions
transition from capitalism
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means of production
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non-capitalist alternative to state socialism
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state institutions
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