The myth of Mondragón : cooperatives, politics, and working-class life in a Basque town / Sharryn Kasmir. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kasmir, Sharryn.

Series:

SUNY series in the anthropology of work

SUNY series in the anthropology of work The myth of Mondragâon

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooperative societies--Spain--Mondragón.

Cooperative societies.

Working class--Spain--Mondragón.

Working class.

Arbitration, Industrial--Spain--Mondragón.

Arbitration, Industrial.

Mondragón (Spain)--Politics and government.

Mondragón (Spain).

Cooperative societies--Mondragâon--Spain.

Working class--Mondragâon--Spain.

Arbitration, Industrial--Spain--Mondragâon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 243 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This is the first critical account of the internationally renowned Mondragon cooperatives of the Basque region of Spain. The Mondragon cooperatives are seen as the leading alternative model to standard industrial organization; they are considered to be the most successful example of democratic decision making and worker ownership. However, the author argues that the vast scholarly and popular literature on Mondragon idealizes the cooperatives by falsely portraying them as apolitical institutions and by ignoring the experiences of shop floor workers. She shows how this creation of an idealized image of the cooperatives is part of a new global ideology that promotes cooperative labor-management relations in order to discredit labor unions and working-class organizations; this constitutes what she calls the "myth" of Mondragon."--Jacket.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-231) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

1-4384-0840-4

0-585-04306-X