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Are there severe government crackdown on coops or something? Why is it that coops never grow up to be something like Apple or Google? I hear about small exampl
by jsnk 11y ago
Are there severe government crackdown on coops or something?
Why is it that coops never grow up to be something like Apple or Google? I hear about small examples here and there, but they are so rare and insignificant to privately owned organizations.
Only "successful" massive coops I see are governments. And they all exist with unparalleled power within that geographic area. I think that's not a coincidence. In order for coops to become successful, it must be enforced on its members with massive power, or else, it'll remain very small like an extended family or something.
- maxerickson 11y agoThere are some larger employee owned companies: http://www.nceo.org/articles/employee-ownership-100 http://www.nceo.org/articles/employee-ownership-100
- rconti 11y agoI wouldn't call an organization with a monopoly on force a co-op, at least, not in the traditional sense.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> Only "successful" massive coops I see are governments. Mondragon Corporation?
- dllthomas 11y ago"I hear about small examples here and there, but they are so rare and insignificant [compared] to privately owned organizations." First, your comparison is inapt, as co-ops are privately owned. Second, there are a number of large cooperative organizations. You've probably heard of REI, for instance. Agricultural cooperatives are a bit of a different beast, but there are a lot of big names there as well - including, off the top of my head, Florida Natural & Tillamook cheese.