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3. Well, they were the Future of Socialism once, when Gorbachev just came to power with

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 08:39 PM

Feb 2012

intention to reform it. The Law on Co-ops was the first step of the "reform". In retrospect,
it was just a step to get people accustomed to elements of market economy, with full-blown
capitalist restoration to follow. Could it also work as an intermediate step for a transition
in the opposite way? Perhaps.

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Are Co-ops the Future of Capitalism? [View all] LongTomH Feb 2012 OP

start small... handmade34 Feb 2012 #1

We must slowly render tptb irrelevant. Co-ops are are a move in the right direction. Magoo48 Feb 2012 #2

Well, they were the Future of Socialism once, when Gorbachev just came to power with Fool Count Feb 2012 #3

Co-ops are not without their downsides ProgressiveProfessor Feb 2012 #4