• SuckMyWang@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Can a cooperative compete in a capitalist market? As in shouldn’t the better system win out in a free market?

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      11 months ago
      1. Kind of. The market can have Capitalist entities and Socialist entities, but the market itself isn’t Capitalist.

      2. Not necessarily. Co-operatives are more difficult to start in a predominantly Capitalist system, and Capitalist entities usually can exploit their workers more in order to gain temporary competitive advantage. I don’t believe this is sufficient reasoning to value Capitalism over Socialist entities.

      I’m not a Market Socialist, for clarification, as I do think there are issues. However, Capitalism isn’t markets.