This is an old 1984 study of the 286-paged business planning manual, Plan de Gestion Anual de la Empresa (Annual Management Plan for the Enterprise) of the Empresarial Division of the Caja Laboral Popular, the bank in the Mondragon system of cooperatives. The remarkable thing about the Mondragon method of business planning is that they started with the number of members working in the cooperative and then planned production and sales to keep them on the job during the year.
On Rawls and Nussbaum
December 8, 2012 by
This paper was delivered at a 2008 conference in Leuven on Martha Nussbaum’s book Frontiers of Justice. The paper was to be published in the conference proceedings, but somehow that never happened.
Four Enterprise Creation Schemes: Putting Jane Jacobs to Work
December 8, 2012 by
This note presents policy ideas about entrepreneurship and enterprise creation derived from or, at least, inspired by Jane Jacobs’ writings.
Zagreb Lecture Slides
December 7, 2012 by
These are the slides from a lecture given at the Heinrich Boll Foundation in Zagreb in September 2012.
Workplace: Forgotten Topic in Democratic Theory?
December 7, 2012 by
This paper explores the theme of workplace democracy as promoting human development by looking particularly at John Stuart Mill and John Dewey.
Human Development in the Post-Socialist Transition
December 7, 2012 by
This paper in a philosophical journal looks at the post-socialist transition issues from the viewpoint of human development with special attention to teasing out some arguments from John Dewey.
Whither Self-Management?
December 7, 2012 by
This is the published version of my keynote speech at the 2004 conference of the International Association for the Economics of Participation in Halifax Canada.
Die Gazette article (in German)
December 7, 2012 by
This is a translation into German, with very nice presentation and graphics, of my blog entry on Wall Street Capitalism.
Management-Employee Buyouts in Privatization
December 7, 2012 by
This 1993 report for the Central and Eastern European Privatization Network was known for giving early and ultimately accurate criticism of the shock therapy and voucher privatization programs.
What is a worker cooperative
December 7, 2012 by
This is the late-70s ICA pamphlet that introduced people to worker cooperatives.