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JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS,Vol.41,Issue8,P.1081-1102

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英文

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作者单位

University of Illinois at Chicago

摘要

This article examines the emergence of cooperative cities, or municipalities creating enabling environments for worker-owned cooperatives since 2009 by adopting legislation and budget initiatives explicitly fitted for these enterprises. Through a textual analysis of municipal documents, media accounts, and professional reports, I develop the cooperative cities typology that covers the spectrum of municipal activities: top-down catalytic initiatives where city leaders are instrumental, grassroots- and advocacy-led bottom-up initiatives validated by the city, and initiatives with complementary elements of both that are designed to strengthen and expand the cooperative ecosystem. Drawing on enabling environment theory, I present embedded case studies of three types of cooperative cities—developer, endorser, and cultivator—contrasting the strategic activities employed by each. I conclude by underscoring the importance of municipal support for worker cooperatives assuming that the grassroots movement does not become dependent on political champions, maintains autonomy, centers member-owners, and upholds cooperative principles.AcknowledgmentsI thank the reviewers for their thoughtful engagement and direction. Special thanks to Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Nik Theodore, and Rachel Weber for constructive comments on early iterations of this article. And a special thanks to Grant Ruroede, a UIC Master of Urban Planning graduate and my research assistant, who helped develop the cooperative cities typology.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationNotes on contributorsStacey A. SuttonStacey A. Sutton is an assistant professor of urban planning and policy in the College of Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests include economic democracy and worker cooperatives, the solidarity economy, equitable development, gentrification, and racial disparities in place-based policy. Recent research projects are organized around two themes: enabling cities and punitive cities. The first includes a study of cooperatives as a liberatory strategy in Chicago, and the second includes analysis of fines and fees for automated red light and speeding tickets in Chicago.