Cooperatives confront capitalism : challenging the neoliberal economy /: challenging the neoliberal economy. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Ranis.
• Authors: Ranis, Peter
• Contents: Cover; About the author; Title page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Why worker cooperatives? The historical underpinnings and defense of worker cooperatives; 2. The role of the state and the US social economy; In conclusion; 3. Worker cooperatives in the post-Occupy digital economy; The worker-ownership alternative; 4. Argentina's cooperative challenges and breakthroughs; Introduction; The post-rebellion Argentine context; Argentine worker-recuperated enterprises confront the neoliberal system. Overcoming political and economic challenges to the formation of worker cooperatives5. Argentina's leading edge; Argentine worker cooperatives: a growing phenomenon; In conclusion; 6. The proliferation and internationalization of the Argentine cooperative experience; Cooperatives, civil society and the state; In conclusion: prospects for Argentine cooperatives; 7. Eminent domain: confronting the loss of jobs in the United States; Eminent domain and the solidarity economy; 8. Building toward worker cooperatives by the use of eminent domain in the United States. Cooperatives and eminent domain as complementary organizations and processesUsing eminent domain; Why eminent domain?; In defense of the working class; Worker self-empowerment in the US: beyond factory occupations; Final comments; 9. Cuban cooperatives as a gateway to economic democracy; Conclusion; 10. Toward worker autonomy in the United States; In conclusion; References; Interviews; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 334; Cooperative societies; Capitalism; Neoliberalism; Political economy; FICTION -- General; Capitalism; Cooperative societies; Neoliberalism; Electronic books; Electronic books; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1783606517; 9781783606511; 9781783606528; 9781783606535; 1783606525; 1783606533
• Related ISBNs: 1783606495; 1783606509; 1783606533; 1783606525; 9781783606504; 9781783606498
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.