The Cooperativist Manifesto

First Edition: Ace Publications: Toronto, Canada, 1994.

Digital Edition: Online at www.forgione.ca, 2004

In this Digital Edition of The Cooperativist Manifesto, the author succinctly reviews some of the ideological concepts introduced in the first print version of the book. The web version of the Manifesto is divided into ten separate chapters - in addition to the Preface - with each chapter being no longer than a page or two. Each chapter strives, directly or indirectly, to explain the role of co-operatives and worker-owned enterprises within modern societies.

Table of Contents

PREFACE

1. THE NECESSITY OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE
2. THE SPECIAL ROLE OF LABOUR IN THE PRODUCTION OF WEALTH
3. RECONSIDERING THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
4. RESIDUAL PROFITS TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN CO-OPERATIVE MANNER
5. TECHNOLOGY'S IMPACT ON THE VALUES OF LABOUR AND CAPITAL
6. REVISITING SOCIETY'S ROLE IN THE PRODUCTION OF WEALTH
7. THE ECONOMIC NEED FOR BROAD OWNERSHIP OF CAPITAL INSTRUMENTS
8. ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND THE NEED FOR FINANCE AND TAX REFORMS
9. MODELS OF WORKER OWNERSHIP MUST BE FLEXIBLE AND FAIR
10. WORK AND LEISURE IN A COOPERATIVIST SOCIETY

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