You may have wondered about what happened to the Argentine worker cooperatives that was of so much interest to left-thinking people after the economy collapsed in that country in 2001. This report brings you up to date.
After the late 2001 financial and political meltdown in Argentina, thousands of companies were abandoned by their owners in a sea of debt. But some of them were taken over and reopened by their employees. Today, as the economy continues to grow, these worker-run factories are still going strong.