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Author Dow, Gregory K., 1954-

Title Governing the firm : workers' control in theory and practice / Gregory K. Dow.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 323 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index.
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Normative Perspectives -- 3. Workers' Control in Action (I) -- 4. Workers' Control in Action (II) -- 5. Conceptual Foundations -- 6. Explanatory Strategies -- 7. A Question of Objectives -- 8. Views from Economic Theory (I) -- 9. Views from Economic Theory (II) -- 10. Transitions and Clusters -- 11. Toward a Synthesis -- 12. Getting There from Here.
Summary Economists have had little success in explaining the rarity of worker-controlled firms. This book provides case studies of such firms and surveys the available evidence on their design and behavior. It outlines a policy proposal to encourage employee buyouts of conventional firms.
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Subject Industrial management -- Employee participation.
Industrial management -- Employee participation.
Employee ownership.
Employee ownership.
Corporate governance.
Corporate governance.
Industrial organization (Economic theory)
Industrial organization (Economic theory)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Dow, Gregory K., 1954- Governing the firm. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521818532 (DLC) 2002023440 (OCoLC)49355775
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