ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1982, summarises the history and organisation of the group of co-operatives centred in Mondragon. The study makes an in-depth analysis of its economic aspects, including employment creation and manpower planning, the raising of financial resources and planning of investments, problems of earnings differentials, and the incentives that can be derived from worker-ownership. In particular, the authors examine the operation of the self-management system and Mondragon’s production efficiently.

chapter 1|13 pages

Why ‘Mondragon’?

chapter II|28 pages

An Historical and Organisational Overview

chapter III|33 pages

Cooperators: Work and Training

chapter IV|21 pages

The Planning of Finance

chapter VI|33 pages

Distribution of Earnings and Surplus

chapter VII|30 pages

A Self-Managed Sector

chapter VIII|8 pages

Policy Perspectives