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Re:The Trouble with Capitalism by azaras on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:08AM (#27252994)
1. Is there a practical way to administer democratic worker ownership, without centralized control?

Yes, worker cooperatives.

Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation

2. Is it also possible to do this on smaller scales than entire countries?

Yes, worker cooperatives.

Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_cooperatives

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Re:The Trouble with Capitalism by omginternets on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:55PM (#27257026)
Worker cooperatives are exactly centralized control. The fact that they are democratically run is orthogonal. There is still a (logically) central body with the authority to set policy.
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Re:The Trouble with Capitalism by xupybd on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:23AM (#27253052)
Well, I'll be. I'd love to see more of this sort of thing.

Thank you for pointing this out.

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Re:The Trouble with Capitalism by hernantz on Sunday May 23, 2021 @11:24AM (#27255616)
And worker cooperatives are totally compatible with a capitalist society, only they shall compete with traditional companies
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