Own This!
The essential introduction to Platform Cooperativism that shows how workers can leverage digital technology to achieve emancipation on their own termsWhat if taxi drivers were in charge of their own…
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The essential introduction to Platform Cooperativism that shows how workers can leverage digital technology to achieve emancipation on their own termsWhat if taxi drivers were in charge of their own digital platform? At a time when there are so few concrete, near-term solutions to the power of large technology companies, the crisis in the care sector, and threats to democracy, Platform Cooperatives offer an urgent and practical solution to change how businesses are owned and controlled.In Own This researcher and activist Trebor Scholz provides valuable insights into this global digital uprising, powered by democratic ownership and shared decision-making.Scholz will take you to the south of India, where a digital cooperative of farmers brings their harvest directly to market; to New York City, where a worker-owned and operated alternative to Uber is