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Even from a Marxian perspective, there's a sense in which worker co-ops embedded in capitalist markets are still ‘capitalist’— they're still subject to the same
by pxc 4y ago
Even from a Marxian perspective, there's a sense in which worker co-ops embedded in capitalist markets are still ‘capitalist’— they're still subject to the same kinds of competitive pressures as capitalist firms. Even for socialists and people interested in worker co-ops as a basis for moving beyond capitalism, something like ‘do non-capitalist firms even exist today?’ is a legitimate question.
- jonnybgood 4y agoMarxist economics is not against competitive markets. It’s about who owns the enterprise, the means of production, as the person you’re replying to was stating.