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Worker Co-operatives and the phenomenon of empresas recuperadas in Argentina: an analysis of their potential for replication
Author: Melanie Howarth
Category: Co-operation / International
Pages: 56
Description:
The Argentinian experience detailed in this paper takes place 150 years after the industrial revolution in the UK. Yet in many ways, it reflects a common response by human society to turmoil and disintegration brought about by rapid economic change, resulting in worker’s livelihoods and those of their families being placed in jeopardy. The worker’s response was instinctive – to work together to safeguard jobs, and the skills and competencies on which their livelihoods and those depended.
