Dario Azzellini,
"Labour as a Commons: The Example of Worker-Recuperated Companies"
, in Critical Sociology, SAGE, Seite(n) 1-14, 8-2016, ISSN: 1569-1632
Original Titel:
Labour as a Commons: The Example of Worker-Recuperated Companies
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Kurzfassung:
This article argues that labour can be understood as a commons, located in the discussion of how commons can advance the transformation of social relations and society. To manage labour as a commons entails a shift away from the perception of labour power as the object of capital?s value practices, towards a notion of labour power as a collectively and sustainably managed resource for the benefit of society. Given that social change is largely a result of social struggle, it is crucial to examine germinal forms of labour as a commons present in society. I focus my analysis on worker-recuperated companies in Latin America and Europe. Worker-recuperated companies are enterprises self-managed by their workers after the owners close them down. Despite operating within the hegemonic capitalist market, they do not adopt capitalist rationality and are proven viable. Worker-recuperated companies offer a new perspective on labour as a commons.