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Scenario

When worker cooperatives face tensions between growth and libertarian principles

Our worker cooperative is facing a crisis because some members want to expand and hire employees, but I argue that becomes exploitative capitalism and undermines our commitment to shared ownership and decision-making. We're split between growth opportunities and maintaining our principles about economic democracy.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group organized around shared values is discovering that success forces them to choose between their ideals and practical opportunities for expansion.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Libertarian justice — property and freedom?”

Peri

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