Putting Democracy to Work: A Practical Guide for Starting and Managing Worker-Owned Businesses
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1881052095 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"How to Start a Successful Worker-owned and -managed Co-op" according to Eagles Soaring. Interesting history of co-operative business enterprises. But the really valuable content is the outline and thorough discussion of how to set up a successful worker-owned and -managed co-op. It explains the challenges and pitfalls as well as the opportunities. Some worker co-ops are among the most productive and technologically sophisticated enterprises on the planet. Others are among the most rudimentary. Starting one is not for the faint of heart or for prima donnas. The deck is stacked against them in the US. Still many/. have some assumptions or beliefs that fail to consider good influences from a totally free market The author seems to have some assumptions or beliefs that fail to consider good influences from a totally free market. I do not like books from writers who can not imagine what people would be like if we were free to choose our own relation to government and freedom.
They provide examples of a model business plan, feasibility study, model by-laws, and much more.. Adams and Hansen discuss legal requirements, methods of financing worker buyouts, management patterns, and the efforts necessary to educate all those who will be participating
From Scientific American This is the best book on worker-ownership that I have read in sixteen years of cooperative experience.