Cooperatives ? which are built based on cooperation, self management, democratic principles, a ho... more Cooperatives ? which are built based on cooperation, self management, democratic principles, a horizontal structure, low transaction costs and with few barriers to the admission of new members ? are a practical way for the self-employed and unemployed to organize themselves and take advantage of the opportunities of the labor market. In order to improve worker participation in the management and to assure the survival of the cooperative, the accumulation of social capital through a network of cooperation and trust between actors is strategic. In order to analyze how this takes place this article examines a few worker cooperatives in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The investigation showed that management is centralized and that the fast growth in the number of members holds back social capital development, resulting in low member participation in the decision-making process and jeopardizing the cooperatives? survival.
Cooperatives ? which are built based on cooperation, self management, democratic principles, a ho... more Cooperatives ? which are built based on cooperation, self management, democratic principles, a horizontal structure, low transaction costs and with few barriers to the admission of new members ? are a practical way for the self-employed and unemployed to organize themselves and take advantage of the opportunities of the labor market. In order to improve worker participation in the management and to assure the survival of the cooperative, the accumulation of social capital through a network of cooperation and trust between actors is strategic. In order to analyze how this takes place this article examines a few worker cooperatives in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The investigation showed that management is centralized and that the fast growth in the number of members holds back social capital development, resulting in low member participation in the decision-making process and jeopardizing the cooperatives? survival.
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