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Worker co-operatives and worker ownership: issues affecting the development of worker co-operatives in Canada.

Axworthy, Christopher S.; Perry, David

This paper looks at problems faced by worker co-ops and ways to deal with them. It presents the merits of increased worker participation in workplace organisation and the potential for growth in the worker co-op sector. It analyses various ownership models, the role of trade unions and government in worker co-op development, and issues of finance, management and marketing.