Cooperatives in Cross-cultural and Historical Perspective
This robust article clarifies the difference between different kinds of worker cooperatives and is not afraid to criticize the largest coop in the world, Mondragon. it is refreshingly political because it discusses the relationship between coops and unions and links coops to the two great traditions on the socialist left, anarchism and Marxism.
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About The Author
Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.