5 factories : worker control in Venezuela /

"Presents 5 case studies of [Venezuelan] factories producing aluminum, textiles, ketchup, cocoa and paper. Each of these factories has been transformed into cooperative partnerships between the worker and the state. Internally, the companies' decision-making structures are characterized...

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Corporate Authors: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, MATRIX (Program), California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Azzellini, Dario, 1967-, Ressler, Oliver
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish, with English subtitles.
Published: [San Francisco, Calif.] : California Newsreel, [2006?]
Edition:Standard format.
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Summary:"Presents 5 case studies of [Venezuelan] factories producing aluminum, textiles, ketchup, cocoa and paper. Each of these factories has been transformed into cooperative partnerships between the worker and the state. Internally, the companies' decision-making structures are characterized by a lack of hierarchy. Teams of managers are elected by the workers, and the work is organized from the bottom-up (rather than the top-down) by management" -- Container.
Item Description:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006.
"Produced as part of the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive's Matrix program" -- Closing credits.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Camera, Volkmar Geiblinger.