[0]: https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-at-Work-Cure-Capitalism/dp/...
I note that you said "corporate" vs "capital(ism)". Thank you for making the distinction.
Most liberals I hang with favor a Sander-esque version of capitalism meets socialism. Balancing capitalism (ready access to capital), competition, open markets with a strong safety net and democracy. Balancing rewarding achievement and merit with ensuring fairness, not abandoning people.
What does that look like?
I think it looks like more democracy. Every where.
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I've used democratic decision making in the workplace. It's very effective. Think of it as better governance meets social cognition.
Although probably not original, I just kinda made it up, mostly modeled after the USA's Constitution (balance of power) and Demming/Ford quality circles (empowerment, joint decision making).
Since, I've been keenly interested in any effort swimming in the same direction. Co-ops, worker owned companies, the political philosophy of the Occupy Movement, whatever I can find.
I recently read this book. It's good survey of our current pickle (winner takes all economy, chaotic boom/bust cycles) with an okay primer on worker self directed enterprises (WSDE). The "more democracy" prescription is the closest I've found to my experiences. But being rhetoric vs a howto, it lacks actionable steps.
Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism
https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-at-Work-Cure-Capitalism/dp/...
Isn't the elephant in the room extreme capitalism? Tech is just accelerating it.
Perhaps the alternative is workers managing their own workplaces:
https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-at-Work-Cure-Capitalism/dp/...
Are member-owned and worker-owned just variations on a theme?
https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-at-Work-Cure-Capitalism/dp/...
#1 Abundant labor, meaning buyers market, so developers don't have leverage. This has a pretty good primer on the topic:
Democracy At Work
https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-at-Work-Cure-Capitalism/dp/...
#2 I'm as pinko commie liberal socialist as they come, and I can't imagine how even the most well intentioned (least alt-factual neo-reactionary libertarian) group of developers can coordinate collectively. Said another way, I can't imagine preventing the free-rider, defector problem.
This book covers the sociology of collective action:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Logic_of_Collective_Action
Maybe, just maybe, there's a unifying issue or policy, like protecting privacy rights, that could motivate most developers to pull in the same direction... Just to throw out an idea as an example.
The Mondragon [1] corporation organizations around these lines.
In general - as I understand it - you could view Unions and Coops as attempts to apply democratic processes to operating a business.
[0] - https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-at-Work-Cure-Capitalism/dp/...
[1] - https://www.mondragon-corporation.com/en/about-us/
EDIT: for clarity and link organization