Post-capitalist struggles in Argentina: the case of the worker recuperated enterprises

Larrabure, Manuel

doi:10.1080/02255189.2017.1284651

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“…This corresponds well to the importance assigned to such values in research on processes of economic transformations (Part II). Framed as prefigurative working spaces and “sprouts of the new” (Larrabure, 2017), this paper situates companies owned/managed by workers at the interface between labour geography and research on processes of socioeocological transformations, suggested as forms of transformative labour geographies . Furthermore, the concept of ‘autogestión’ that combines efforts towards economic structures beyond capitalism and growth with a focus on workers' agency underpin the relevance of an intersectional perspective on working structures and their potential transformative impact.…”

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“…The conducted literature review evinces the existence of various company forms in which ownership and decision rights have been transformed (e.g. Azzellini, 2016; Larrabure, 2017; Vieta, 2015). In those types of companies, individual workers are in charge of their own time, skills and resources.…”

Section: Companies In Workers' Hands–transformative Labour Geographies?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a collective of workers, they decided to buy their respective companies from their previous owners and to manage them democratically themselves (e.g. Larrabure, 2017; Raffaelli, 2017). Similar responses to increased bankruptcies of firms and the subsequent rising unemployment rates cannot only be observed in Latin American countries (e.g.…”

Section: Companies In Workers' Hands–transformative Labour Geographies?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Azzellini, 2016; Larrabure et al., 2011; Petrovic & Cvejic, 2015; Raffaelli, 2017). However, Larrabure (2017, p. 3) points out that they are still embedded in “the capitalist present” and perceives them as prefigurative “sprouts of the new” (ibid. 14).…”

Section: Companies In Workers' Hands–transformative Labour Geographies?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Yet, while the occurrence of worker‐owned/managed companies is deeply interwoven with their respective sociogeographical contexts, so far, they have mainly been analysed from sociopolitical perspectives (e.g.Azzellini, 2016; Larrabure, 2017; Vieta, 2015). A spatial perspective could expand the knowledge on the reciprocal influence of these companies' emergence as well as their actions and the sociogeographical contexts they are embedded in.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Transformative perspectives on labour geographies – The role of labour agency in processes of socioecological transformations

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Both geographical research on socioecological transformations and labour geography see decisive deficiencies in current capitalist structures centred around growth. To highlight possibilities of economic pluralism, both fields analyse diverse economic spaces within, next to and beyond capitalist structures. A basic assumption in transformation perspectives is that economic structures are not fixed, but can be transformed by people as economic actors. This corresponds to the concept of 'labour agency' from labour geography, i.e. that workers as active agents are able to (re)shape the structures they are embedded in.Despite those common perspectives, these threads of research coexist without having been intertwined. With a focus on wage labour, this paper addresses the potential for an integrative perspective illustrated by the example of companies owned/managed by workers. In charge of their own skills, time and resources, workers can actively break with prevalent market logics, which incentivise trading (human) resources at the lowest price possible. By rejecting core dynamics of capitalist structures, these companies illustrate the workers' potential key role in processes of socioecological transformations. Thus, the derived objectives of this paper are (1) to analyse and accentuateThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

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Transforming work: A critical literature review on degrowth, post-growth, postcapitalism and craft labor

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Post-capitalist struggles in Argentina: the case of the worker recuperated enterprises

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Transformative perspectives on labour geographies – The role of labour agency in processes of socioecological transformations

Transformative perspectives on labour geographies – The role of labour agency in processes of socioecological transformations

Mapping Sustainable Development Goals 8, 9, 12, 13 and 15 through a decolonial lens: falling short of ‘transforming our world’

Transforming work: A critical literature review on degrowth, post-growth, postcapitalism and craft labor

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