SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Oligarchy, Social Inequality
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Typically working in mondragon works as a press worker: owes a proportion of the share of the company, individuals are able to elect each other as directors that shape working policies. Jose sought to find equality through private property: knowledge is essential for everyone, ability to govern one selves. Profit was divided equally along workers and employees, a successful cooperative firm. Levels of investment in the firm: social democratic welfare states. Iron law of oligarchy: the inequality factors michelle said was actually incorporated in the. Government funds private business to provide public services. Profits are essentially guaranteed using government funds: shifting jobs from the unionized sector to non unionized sector, changes in accountability, maintenance requirements, building standards, no perfect replication of services provided. Potential problems: weakened public sector capacity. Loses technical abilities to deliver services to the public: risk: the services are essential.
