Cooperative Management
Autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.
What are some key problems that this process can solve?
• Lack of ownership or access to means of production
• Exploitative wages
• Limited decision-making power
• Differing priorities between workers and owners/bosses
How does this process work?
A system where people unite to run their enterprises. The organization is managed by its workers/members, and decisions are taken in a democratic fashion through deliberation. Financial and material resources are shared within the cooperative, keeping the sustainability of the co-operative in mind.
№ OF PEOPLE |
inform | Consult | Involve | Collaborate | Empower |
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1—100 pPL |
Cooperative work as a mix of commons-oriented voluntary and paid work at Guerilla Media Collective | ||||
100—1k pPL |
Cooperative management of a Mastodon instance by Social.coop | ||||
1k—10k pPL |
Cooperative management of a ridehail app by The Drivers Cooperative in NYC | ||||
10k—100k pPL |
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100k—1M pPL |
A co-operative managed supply-chain model for rural to urban distribution | ||||
1M—10M pPL |
A worker-owned cooperative banking system | ||||
10M—100M pPL |
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100M—1B pPL |
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1B+ pPL |
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Global |