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Distributism and Large-Scale Industry

7 April, 2016

Thomas Storck’s recent article about the antagonistic relationship between owners and workers prevalent in capitalist enterprises included the following statement. “The activity of the Mondragon cooperatives in Spain proves that there is no reason why large-scale and highly technical industrial operations cannot be worker owned.” This sentence prompted a reader to respond with a request. … More Distributism and Large-Scale Industry

Beef! Is it what's for dinner?

4 September, 2014

As a distributist, I advocate for engaging in economic activity that is as local as possible, or at least practical. By doing this, you are helping to stabilize the local economy by keeping the circulation of currency – the representation of the economic value of within society – within its boundaries. When profits are kept … More Beef! Is it what's for dinner?

Another Look at Mondragón

5 November, 2013

From time to time, some of our readers have suggested that we should not use the Spanish cooperative corporation, Mondragón, as an example of distributist principles in action. The main point of this suggestion is that Mondragón has grown too big to truly be an example of distributism in the world today. I have always … More Another Look at Mondragón

What is the Global Economy?

18 August, 2012

Whenever the topic of the local economy is brought up, economic pundits quickly remind us that we live in a “global economy,” but what exactly does that mean? Does it mean that economic activity now takes place across the globe whereas it previously did not? Does it mean that economic activity occurs much more rapidly … More What is the Global Economy?

What’s Wrong with Free Trade and Outsourcing?

17 October, 2010

This article was originally published on The Distributist Review What’s wrong with free trade and outsourcing? Nothing, according to most capitalists. There is a contingent of populist capitalists who argue that we are harming, if not losing, our economic and political independence with such practices, but they are openly mocked and scoffed at by the majority … More What’s Wrong with Free Trade and Outsourcing?

A Problem With Over-Centralizing Production

20 August, 2010

This article was originally published by The Distributist Review on 20 August, 2010 We distributists advocate the decentralization of production whenever practical. We are challenged by claims that centralization is more efficient in terms of cost. “What’s wrong with Big Business” is a question we need to answer. The founders of Distributism focused on the … More A Problem With Over-Centralizing Production