A valuable contribution to both the academic and political fields. Its direct and pleasant style, as well as its clarity and precision, not only makes it accessible but promotes a better understanding of the world we live in. * Hector Palomino, University of Buenos Aires * Provides a well-reasoned argument for cooperatives as a form that shatters the tired, self-serving shibboleths of capitalism. * Counterpunch * A worthwhile read for anyone interested in understanding alternative, more egalitarian modes of production and employment. * Peace News * Cooperatives Confront Capitalism is an excellent anti-capitalist manifesto. * Socialist Review' * Provides a compelling overview of the potential for worker cooperatives to become a significant alternative to capitalist enterprises, and an innovative argument for the strategic use of eminent domain as a way of publicly supporting the expansion of a cooperative sector. * Erik Olin Wright, author of Understanding Class * A refreshing reprise of the significant accomplishments of worker cooperatives in Latin America over the last two decades. In the aftermath of the Occupy movement, Ranis provides a unique roadmap for students and scholars for the practical application of worker cooperatives today and in the years to come. * Immanuel Ness, City University of New York * Offers a compelling case for worker cooperatives as antithesis and antidote to the neoliberal juggernaut. Without doubt, this is one of the best critical arguments in support of cooperatives and economic democracy I have recently read. * Marcelo Vieta, University of Toronto * A comprehensive treatment of both the theory of worker-cooperatives and their recent history. It reflects many years of field research and fully incorporates the most recent literature. This book will be indispensable to ongoing discussions about Left strategy. * Victor Wallis, managing editor of Socialism and Democracy *