Here in Uruguay, we have lots of "cooperatives" (our country has a long socialist story), most work out well, but they come across many of the same problems tha

Here in Uruguay, we have lots of "cooperatives" (our country has a long socialist story), most work out well, but they come across many of the same problems that faced the old Soviet Union, and you do get "fat cats" at the top regardless of the supposed equality system. http://uruguayeduca.edu.uy/Userfiles/P0001/File/Cooperativismo%20en%20Uruguay.pdf http://uruguayeduca.edu.uy/Userfiles/P0001/File/Cooperativis... We have: - Transport cooperatives - Dairy products cooperative (Conaprole) - Healthcare cooperatives, which serve most of the population ("Mutualistas", based on Mutualism) - An Insurance cooperative - Credit Union cooperatives - Housing cooperatives (those are the ones that worked out for the worst) In many cases, they compete with non-cooperatives. Edit: while they should be equal, even if they get same or slightly better pay, cooperative directors have lots of actual power, which can be turned to money if they so desire (kickbacks, etc...)