A Cooperative Economy: The Time Is Now

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Published on Friday, August 26, 2011 by Green for All Blog
A Cooperative Economy: The Time Is Now

by Carmen Llanes


I am impressed by the amount of knowledge in our communities. There are countless skills among those who are currently unemployed and underemployed and those who have been laid off during this recession.

In more and more businesses, the tasks and responsibilities are being piled up on smaller staffs and overworked employees, many of whom find themselves increasingly fed up with top-down management that doesn't appreciate them.

In fact, much of our recession can be attributed to the lack of input from workers and small businesses. Our economy has been at the mercy of too few hands over the last several decades. Now many folks are using whatever skill they have to get by in a world with fewer local jobs and many, many underemployed people.

Why should so much talent go to waste? ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/26-1