»Kaj naj storim v slučaju, da naši častiti zadružniki ne bodo hoteli povišati deležev?« Konflikti v Prvi žebljarski in železo-obrtni zadrugi v Kropi in Kamni Gorici v letih 1924–1927
“What Should I Do if Our Distinguished Cooperative Members Do Not Want to Increase Their Shares?” Conflicts in the First Nail and Iron Crafts Cooperative in Kropa and Kamna Gorica Between 1924 and 1927

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the conflicts in the First Nail and Iron Crafts Cooperative (Prva žebljarska in železo-obrtna zadruga) in Kropa and Kamna Gorica between 1924 and 1927. Initially, the cooperative was organised as an ordinary joint-stock company. However, because of the indifference of the local entrepreneurs, it came close to the principles of Krek’s and Raiffeisen’s cooperative model already before World War I. The development of this company into a productive workers’ cooperative culminated in 1922, when all of its members acquired the right to a single vote at the general assemblies regardless of their invested shares. When it struggled with indebtedness and fought its competition for the leading position, this democratic principle of the cooperative’s operations turned out to be an obstacle for the leadership, which resulted in many conflicts. In this sense, the purpose of the article is to underline the ideological and practical problems of social Catholicism, especially its attempt at transcending capitalism.

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