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A socialist worker model of co-ops can provide competitive marketplaces as well.

• ElViajero 5y ago
  > A socialist worker model of co-ops can provide competitive marketplaces as well. Yes, co-ops are also a recognized type of organization in capitalist countries. They exist all over the world in and compete in the markets where they participate.
  • robertlagrant 5y ago
    Indeed - nothing non-capitalist about co-ops. If a company wants to decide to structure its ownership that way then why not?
    • sudosysgen 5y ago
      In this case it is both capitalist and communist at the same time. I wouldn't be so sure that something that involves no capitalists and no private ownership of capital is capitalist though (communal ownership being different from private ownership).
      • robertlagrant 5y ago
        > (communal ownership being different from private ownership) This seems like subjective definitions; cooperatives certainly work by issuing a segment of their ownership to each private individual who works for them. This is up to them because they're operating in a capitalist model where organisations decide for themselves their ownership model and the allocation of their resources; contrasted with a central planning model.