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Are we moving to more worker-owned firms?

Geoff Riley

18th September 2019

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This article looks at the notion of increased worker ownership of firms - with the Left looking at the idea in both the UK and the US. Of course, European firm ownership is already predicated upon a different ownership model and perhaps this accounts for lower inequality to some extent.

There's lots to ponder - why might worker-ownership enhance productivity? But if it was self-evident that this was the case, why aren't there more worker-owned firms? And how might this also constrain executive pay?

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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