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The Fonds de Solidarité

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  • Philippe Morin

    (Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, Paris, France)

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This article illustrates the uniqueness of Canada’s first workers’ funds—the Fonds de solidarité—in terms of its historical background and the precedents that laid the ground for its creation. The differences and similarities with comparable initiatives in other countries will be highlighted. The article concludes by evaluating the controversial union strategy of acquiring and investing in firms within the capitalist system in order to achieve greater economic democracy.JEL classification: J54, J51

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  • Philippe Morin, 2012. "The Fonds de Solidarité," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 44(1), pages 82-99, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:44:y:2012:i:1:p:82-99
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    Keywords

    labor-sponsored venture capital funds; Fédération des Travailleurs du Québec; Fonds de Solidarité des Travailleurs du Québec; economic democracy;
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    JEL classification:

    • J54 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Producer Cooperatives; Labor Managed Firms
    • J51 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - Trade Unions: Objectives, Structure, and Effects

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