 Ecosystem supports for incarcerated worker co-opsJessica Gordon-Nembhard and Esther West International Review of Applied Economics, 2025, vol. 39, issue 2-3, 426-440 Abstract: In studying incarcerated worker co-ops, we find that the existence and deployment of co-op ecosystems and other ecosystems of support probably best explain how and when incarcerated worker co-ops, as well as co-ops in prisons, and co-ops that include previously incarcerated people, work best. In this article, we focus on explaining existing support systems with the limited information we have. We first discuss the types of prisons and approaches to rehabilitation that tend to favour co-ops in prisons. We then discuss cooperative ecosystems in general, supports especially for worker co-ops, and then supports for incarcerated worker co-ops. The third section explores self-determination through co-op ownership. The fourth section reviews enabling laws. In the concluding section, we mention barriers to establishing incarcerated worker co-ops and review the significance of cooperative ecosystems for overcoming barriers and supporting sustainable incarcerated worker co-ops. Date: 2025 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:irapec:v:39:y:2025:i:2-3:p:426-440 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/02692171.2024.2433448 Access Statistics for this article International Review of Applied Economics is currently edited by Professor Malcolm Sawyer More articles in International Review of Applied Economics from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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