Such as businesses ( and banks ) related to the Anthroposophic movement ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthroposophy Or schools supported by a network of cooperatives under the umbrella of the Mondragon Corporation ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation Or the Marinaleda commune and cooperative ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinaleda,_Spain On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Michel Bauwens <[email protected]>wrote:
an important aspect of a phyle would be its global identity, so a coop can be a phyle but not necessarily, and a phyle can be a coop but not necessarity
On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 9:34 PM, Dante-Gabryell Monson < [email protected]> wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intentional_community
" They typically also share responsibilities and resources. "
http://p2pfoundation.net/Phyles
*business-empowered communities: they are not companies linked to a community, but transnational communities that have acquired enterprises in order to gain continuity in time and robustness*
Example of a Phyle which does not call itself a Phyle ?
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coop%C3%A9ratives_Longo_Ma%C3%AF
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