Transcending Capitalism Through Cooperative Practices

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-33987-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 191 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Transcending Capitalism Through Cooperative Practices identifies and analyzes sustainable alternatives to capitalism by examining five diverse enterprises, including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Green Bay Packers football team, and the Lusty Lady sex club.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mulder, Catherine P.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Transcending Capitalism Through Cooperative Practices2. The London Symphony Orchestra: Still Afloat3. Capitalism's Triumph: The Case of the Lusty Lady4. From a Sit-Down Strike to a Cooperative: New Era Cooperative5. A Worker Self-Directed Enterprise In State Capitalist Cuba!6. The Green Bay Packers: "A Love Story Between a Community and a Team"7. What's Next For Capitalism? Can We Transcend it?

Über Autor(innen)

Catherine P. Mulder is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, USA, and also teaches in the Masters of Labor Studies program at CUNY's Murphy Institute. A former cable splicer for the telephone company, Mulder has been a worker advocate and labor activist for over 30 years. Because of her roots, she now dedicates her research, teaching, and service to improving workers' rights and their conditions of employment.