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Book review: Why benevolent oligarchs are no substitute for democracy

A critical look at the modern trend for philanthropic capitalism, which says co-operation is a more…

More room for taxi co-ops as Uber loses its London licence?

'The more regulators take action against abusive monopolies, the more opportunities there will be for platform…

‘Fire the bosses’: Platform co-ops set out their radical stall

From data sharing as a new co-op principle to ways to organise street workers, the Who…

Platform co-op set up for BSL interpreters and service users

SignCo hopes the venture, based in Merseyside, will 'change contract culture' with improved, codesigned services

How can co-ops help workers in the gig economy?

Co-ops are working with trade unions to provide alternative ownership models for online work platforms

Pioneering community share offer will help reshape social care

‘I want Care Coins to encourage us all to care, to see what care we can…

Co-ops and the fourth industrial revolution: Ways Forward looks at digital

'It might be true that sociocracy is more feasible in the digital world'

Seed fund launched to boost growth of digital platform co-ops

The move comes as new research explores ways to scale up the sector

Platform Co-op conference: Steve Gill writes from Hong Kong

'These are some great people doing some important work, in difficult circumstances'

Travelling the world to find a new co-operative commonwealth

'Constructing a commonwealth means insisting on principles while tolerating compromise'

Platform co-ops: ‘Something new is taking off’

Co-op researcher and economist Olivier Frey shares his impressions from the Open Co-op conference

#Opencoop: Could platform co-ops break up tech monopolies?

'A lot of developers are considering questions of empowerment, transparency and privacy'