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Humanizing the Economy

Co-operatives in the Age of Capital

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Humanizing the Economy

De: John Restakis
Narrado por: David M. Adams
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At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that globalization is the only way forward for modern, democratic societies, the spread of this system is failing to meet even the most basic needs of billions of individuals around the world. Moreover, the entrenchment of this free market system is undermining the foundations of healthy societies, caring communities, and personal wellbeing.

Humanizing the Economy shows how co-operative models for economic and social development can create a more equitable, just, and humane future. With over 800 million members in 85 countries and a long history linking economics to social values, the co-operative movement is the most powerful grassroots movement in the world. Its future as an alternative to corporate capitalism is explored through a wide range of real-world examples including:

  • Emilia Romagna’s co-operative economy in Northern Italy
  • Argentina’s recovered factory movement- Japan’s consumer and health co-operatives

Highlighting the hopes and struggles of everyday people seeking to make their world a better place, Humanizing the Economy is essential reading for anyone who cares about the reform of economics, globalization, and social justice.

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“ Humanizing the Economy by John Restakis is an excellent, easily accessible read, which I highly recommend to anyone interested in the movement towards an alternative and equitable economy. Restakis, the Executive Director for the British Columbia Co-operative Association, is a researcher and educator on international cooperative economies and is highly regarded as a pioneer for economic democracy in Canada and abroad. His book provides a rich and well-researched account of the failures and inhumane realities of the dominant capitalist economy and how communities are forging together in the vision for economic justice in advanced industrial societies as well as in developing countries.” (Crystal Tremblay, Community Development Journal, Oxford Journals)
“ Humanizing the Economy is a profoundly readable and accessible book in spite of its sweeping scope. Cooperatives read like a forgotten chapter in our economic history. I found the early part of the book, in which Restakis reviews the intellectual and practical history of cooperatives as a reaction to the excesses of early capitalism, particularly fascinating.” (Marc Lee, Policy Note)
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A very dense but informative and thought-provoking work. A well-written analysis of the co-operative model with a succinct yet substantive analysis of the challenges, successes and practical implications. The author makes a compelling case for the viability of the co-operative model in today's capital market.

Great depth of knowledge.

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I think imma start a cooperative and see if I can get people to realize it, then build something that spanks Amazon. Oh that’d be so good. I hope to come back to this review someday knowing that it helped create something super great. 🦈 logistics is where it’s at.

This Book Is Amazing 🦈

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I came across this book with the Google search "worker co-operatives book" and I was not disappointed. It's given me the intellectual background to speak with clarity about worker cooperatives to others and the cooperative movement as a whole. Discusses the dark moments of the past and present but always returning to an optimism around what has already been accomplished and what is yet to be realized. I wholeheartedly recommend!

A foundational text on cooperatives

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I cannot recommend more. The author does an incredible job of establishing the clear need for new economic models and lays out a compelling argument that the long history and durability of cooperatives may hold the key to solving a broad range of complicated socioeconomic problems. The work is well researched and honest in its approach.

Amazing primer for anyone interested in Co-ops

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This book is terrific! And narration is excellent.

It's about economic co-operatives in which the workers own the enterprise. It's starts with a description of a longstanding co-operative created by sex workers in Calcutta, India. By forming a co-operative, the women have been able to develop self-respect, improve their healthcare, their protection from HIV, and raise their economic situation and their literacy rates. The Calcutta co-operative has inspired similar co-operatives of sex workers in India and other countries.

Then, the book describes worker ownership of failed factories in Argentina which otherwise would have shut down. These two examples provide concrete understanding of how co-operatives are formed and operate.

The rest of the book discusses the role of cooperatives in dealing with problems that globalism is creating--the unfettered power of multinational corporations, the loss of U.S. manufacturing, and growing income inequality in the West. The author, John Restakis, has a wide-ranging understanding of the current economic and political situation that Capitalist countries are experiencing. When he wrote it, in 2009, he could see that our trends would end us up where we are today, with someone like Trump as President.

While Restakis doesn't note the reductions in world poverty since the 1980's that global Capitalism is responsible for, for the most part, he's not dogmatic. As he says at the end of the book, he sees important roles for many different types of economic organizations --co-operatives, corporations, government agencies, and NGO's.

The book is easy-listening (if you're not put off by the sex worker section) and enjoyable. At the same time, it's packed with new information and new ideas. My appetite has been whetted for more about co-operatives. I see it as an approach very much needed to deal with many of our American social, political, and economic problems.

Interestingly, today, upon finishing the book, I pretty much randomly started watching a 2009 romantic comedy called "New in Town." Turns out it's about a factory in Minnesota about to be roboticized by a big corporation. It gets into the worker-related issues of "Humanizing the Economy." Could the screenplay writer have read the book? Stars Renee Zellwegger and Harry Connick, Jr. Light fare and a little corny, but quite enjoyable, and with a focus on the cultural conflicts that are so much part of American politics right now. I recommend the movie for the light version of "Humanizing the Economy." But mostly, I highly recommend reading (or listening to the audiobook of) "Humanizing the Economy."

Terrific book! Interesting, enjoyable, informative

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Great study on co-ops with a global picture on the state of the economy and how it can become more human and eficient. Not to miss if you want to understand the status quo.
The narrator used a too agressive tone for my taste.

Right on the target

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Good ideas and useful information but fails to break free of capitalist paradigm and spends way too much time on prostitution.

Could have been better

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