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Not exactly a commune, but interesting nonetheless and on the same scale as Whole Foods (12 bln Euro turnover): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corpora
by ihnorton 9y ago
Not exactly a commune, but interesting nonetheless and on the same scale as Whole Foods (12 bln Euro turnover):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
Oneida is (was) the closest US analogy I can think of, though much smaller.
There are some very successful Kibbutzim spinoffs in Israel, into 100s of millions US$ (I don't know how ownership was structured).
- wozniacki 9y agoCould you expand on the Israeli firms? Are they essentially large family-run houses of commerce much like tradesmen guilds of the past?
- Bulkington 9y agoI also immediately thought of kibbutzim, just as a counterexample for debate. (Full disclosure: ex-volunteer) From Agriculture To High-Tech: Meet Five Kibbutzim That Became Global Powerhouses http://nocamels.com/2016/03/successful-israeli-kibbutzim-industry-technology/ http://nocamels.com/2016/03/successful-israeli-kibbutzim-ind...