Learning from Cooperatives to Strengthen Economic Bicameralism

IF 4.1 2区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politics & Society Pub Date : 2023-04-10 DOI:10.1177/00323292231163705

S. Pek

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Abstract

Bicameral firms can generate societal benefits both directly, by granting representatives of labor investors voice in shaping firm decision-making, and more indirectly, by serving as a transition phase from capital investor–owned firms to worker cooperatives. However, there is room to augment these benefits by leveraging insights from research on cooperatives. This article draws lessons from three types of cooperatives—traditional worker cooperatives, multistakeholder cooperatives, and union cooperatives—to help refine Ferreras's proposal for bicameral firms. First, bicameral firms should offer labor investors more opportunities to participate in firm governance and hold their representatives to account. Second, they should create robust channels for other stakeholders to influence firm decision-making. Third, they should carefully delineate the role of labor unions vis-à-vis the Chamber of Representatives of the Labour Investors. These refinements will better position bicameral firms to achieve their direct benefits and facilitate subsequent transitions to worker cooperatives.

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向合作社学习加强经济两院制

两院制企业既可以直接产生社会效益，通过让劳动力投资者代表在制定企业决策时有发言权，也可以间接地作为资本投资者所有的企业向工人合作社的过渡阶段。然而，通过利用合作社研究的见解，还有增加这些好处的空间。本文从三种类型的合作社——传统工人合作社、多方利益相关者合作社和联合合作社——中吸取教训，以帮助完善费雷拉斯关于两院制企业的建议。首先，两院制公司应该为劳工投资者提供更多参与公司治理的机会，并让他们的代表承担责任。其次，他们应该为其他利益相关者创造强有力的渠道来影响公司决策。第三，他们应该仔细界定工会相对于劳工投资者代表院的作用。这些改进将更好地定位两院制企业，以实现其直接利益，并促进随后向工人合作社的过渡。

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Politics & Society Multiple-

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5.00

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4.20%

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