Own Your Own: Social Ownership Examined

by Oonagh McDonald

OWN YOUR OWN is a lively study of the topical controversy of privatization and public ownership - which so often falsely implies that these are the only two choices. An initial overview deals with the actual privatization process, including the BP debacle and the creation of private monopolies. As the author explores the history of the idea of social ownership, she gives a fascinating insight into some successful, but very different, instances of social ownership and co-operatives in a number of countries, including Sweden. Israel. Spain and the USA. This short book will help to stimulate discussion about policies that encourage workers to become involved in the success of the organisation for which they work, or whose service they use.

96 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1989