This article discusses the way in which a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) in the City of Buenos Aires manages loans for worker cooperatives, within the framework of the National Microcredit program. Shifting attention away from the question about the
Leila Carla Litman
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ANÁLISIS DE LOS FACTORES QUE INFLUYEN EN EL PROCESO DE CREACIÓN DE UNA COOPERATIVA DE TRABAJO ASOCIADO/ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATION OF A WORKER COOPERATIVE. [PDF]
Este trabajo pretende contribuir al conocimiento existente sobre el proceso de creación de cooperativas de trabajo asociado (CTA) a partir de la aplicación de un método inductivo-deductivo como es la Teoría Fundamentada.
Vicente COLL SERRANO +1 more
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Directivos y gobierno de las cooperativas obreras de producción. Un estudio exploratorio sobre diez cooperativas francesas [PDF]
One of the main characteristics of French worker cooperatives is the principle of collective entrepreneurship. The aim of this article is to understand how it is applied, and in particular, how the board of directors and the managing director work ...
France Huntzinger +1 more
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Sisyphus & the Labor of Imagination: Autonomy, Cultural Production and the Antinomies of Worker Self-Management [PDF]
Is there any radical potential left in the notion and practices of worker self-management? What I want do in this essay is to try and see if it is possible to distill something of a radical kernel from the many difficulties and complications that ...
Shukaitis, S
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ERα splice variant ERα∆7 lacks the C‐terminus, and its expression may change phenotypes of breast cancers. Our results showed that ERα∆7 is found in the luminal A subtype, and elevated ERα∆7 levels are linked to improved cell survival with lower proliferation and migration.
Long Wai Tsui +10 more
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Despite frogs avoiding low temperatures, examination of four salamander species revealed that none avoided cold and all possessed cold tolerance. Functional analysis of TRPM8, a cold sensor, showed that all salamander TRPM8s had lost their cold sensitivity.
Tadahiro Sawao +3 more
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Engineering platform cooperativism: Contributions from the Brazilian solidarity economy
This study explores how engineering can support productive collectives transitioning into platform cooperatives, focusing on Brazil's solidarity economy. Through a case study with the Landless Workers’ Movement (MST), we analyse platform cooperativism in
Celso Alexandre Souza de Alvear +3 more
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Consumer Power: Buying Fair and Sustainable Flowers [PDF]
This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.
International Labor Rights Forum
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YIPFα1A expression is regulated by multilayered molecular mechanisms
YIPFα1A, a five‐pass Golgi protein, is regulated at multiple layers. (1) Rare‐codon enrichment drives translation‐coupled mRNA decay. (2) A proximal 3′‐UTR element stabilizes mRNA. (3) A distal 3′‐UTR element included by alternate poly(A) site usage represses translation, which can be overridden by the proximal 3′‐UTR element.
Tokio Takaji +2 more
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The Sour Taste of Pineapple: How an Expanding Export Industry Undermines Workers and Their Communities [PDF]
This report argues that pineapple workers, their families and communities, and the environment in the largest pineapple producing nations have not enjoyed the benefits of the growth of the sector in recent decades. Includes a list of recommendations for
International Labor Rights Forum
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