Co-Operative Production: Address to the Annual Conference of the Co-Operative Societies, Held at Halifax (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Thomas Brassey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265433576 ISBN 13: 9780265433577

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Exploring early ideas about how workers and owners share the profits of industry.

This historic address examines methods of paying workers, sharing profits, and aligning interests across labor and capital in cooperative production. It presents real-world examples and practical schemes from 19th‑century firms, with a focus on reducing disputes and improving efficiency.

The author outlines different cooperative pay models, discusses their successes and challenges, and compares them to traditional methods. Readers gain insight into how profit sharing, bonuses, and wage structures were proposed to stabilize production and foster mutual interest between workers and managers.

• Concrete schemes for distributing profits fairly between labor and capital
• Real-world results from early cooperative experiments and company cases
• Strategies to reduce disputes and improve productivity in large undertakings

Ideal for readers of business history and anyone curious about the roots of cooperative economics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265433576
• ISBN 13: 9780265433577
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 86