Solidarity Economy Resource Library
Introduction
A collection of articles and research publications introducing the theory, history, practice, and principles behind Solidarity Economies
Resource Library
Introductory concepts
Theorizing Diverse Economies in the Context of Racial Capitalism
“Theorizing Diverse Economies in the Context of Racial Capitalism” (Bledsoe, McCreary, and Willie, 2020)
Alternatives to Capitalism: Proposals for A Democratic Economy
“Alternatives to
Capitalism: Proposals for A Democratic Economy” (Hahnel and Olin Wright, 2015)
How to Be an Anticapitalist Today
“How to Be an Anticapitalist Today” (Olin Wright, 2015)
System Change: A Basic Primer to the Solidarity Economy
“System Change: A Basic Primer to the Solidarity Economy” (Kawano and Matthaei, 2020)
The Routledge Handbook of Cooperative Economics and Management
The Routledge Handbook of Cooperative Economics and Management (2025)
The New Systems Reader: Alternatives to a Failed Economy
“The New Systems Reader: Alternatives to a Failed Economy” (2021)
Progressive Neoliberalism isn’t the Solution
“Progressive Neoliberalism isn’t the Solution: A Conversation with Nancy Fraser” (2021)
A Strategic Framework for a Just Transition
“A Strategic Framework for a Just Transition” (Movement Generation, n.d.)
The Solidarity Economy: A Way Forward for Our De-Futured World
“The Solidarity Economy: A Way Forward for Our De-Futured World” (Matthaei and Slaats, 2023)
Fight and Build: Solidarity Economy as Ontological Politics
“Fight and Build: Solidarity Economy as Ontological Politics” (Loh and Shear, 2022)
Solidarity Economies 101
“Solidarity Economies 101” (the New Economy Coalition, 2024)
Solidarity Economies: Building Community Power
“Solidarity Economies: Building Community Power” (The New Economy Coalition, 2023)
Worker Cooperatives
Jackson Rising Redux: Lessons on Building the Future in the Present
“Jackson Rising Redux: Lessons on Building the Future in the Present” (Akuno and Meyer, 2023)
Be Your Own Boss: More Co-op Businesses Are Returning Workers’ Power
“Be Your Own Boss: More Co-op Businesses Are Returning Workers’ Power” (Quart, 2021)
Case Studies of Worker Cooperatives in Health: Cooperative Home Care Associates
“Case Studies of Worker Cooperatives in Health: Cooperative Home Care Associates” (Pinto, 2022)
Case Studies of Worker Cooperatives in Health: Evergreen Cooperative Laundry
“Case Studies of Worker Cooperatives in Health: Evergreen Cooperative Laundry and Cleveland Clinic” (Scharf, 2022)
2025 Cooperative Impact Report: Building a Better World Together Through Cooperatives
“2025 Cooperative Impact Report: Building a Better World Together Through
Cooperatives” (NCBA, 2025)
How Economic Democracy Impacts Workers, Firms, and Communities
How Economic Democracy Impacts Workers, Firms, and Communities: The census of individual workers in worker cooperatives.(Hanson Schlachter and Prushinskaya, 2017)
Cooperative Structures in Non-US Contexts
Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement As Radical Coöpower
“Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement As Radical Coöpower” (Pele, 2023)
If You Don’t Use Your Land, These Marxists May Take It
“If You Don’t Use Your Land, These Marxists May Take It” (Nicas, 2023)
10 Things You Should Know about Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement
“10 Things You Should Know about Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement” (Grassroots International, 2023)
Ownership, Governance, and the Diffusion of Multinational Worker Cooperatives
“Ownership, Governance, and the Diffusion of Multinational Worker Cooperatives” (Bretos, Errasti, Marcuello, 2017)
Global Diffusion of the Mondragon Cooperative Ecosystem Experience
“Humanity @ Work & Life: Global Diffusion of the Mondragon Cooperative Ecosystem Experience” (Clamp, 2023)
The Global Movement for Cooperatives with Jerome Warren
“The Global Movement for Cooperatives with Jerome Warren” (Economic Update, 2025)
Community Wealth Building
Community Ownership and Self-Determination: Case Studies
“Community Ownership and Self-Determination: Case Studies from Atlanta, Boston, Lisjan Territory, and New Orleans” (Urban Institute, 2015)
On the Transformative Potential of Community Land Trusts in the U.S.
“On the Transformative Potential of Community Land Trusts in the United States” (DeFilippis, Williams, Martin, Kruger, and Esfahani, 2019)
A Guide to Transformative Land Strategies: Lessons from the Field
“A Guide to Transformative Land Strategies: Lessons from the Field.” (Shatan and Williams, 2020)
A New Kind of Cooperative in Oakland Fights Against Speculative Development
“A New Kind of Cooperative in Oakland Fights Against Speculative Development” (Abello, 2019)
How St. Paul Became Home to Minnesota’s First Commercial Community Land Trust
“How St. Paul Became Home to Minnesota’s First Commercial Community Land Trust” (Janzer, 2022)
Back to the Land Trust
“Back to the Land Trust: A new generation of community land trusts looks back to the movement’s radical roots.” (Belanger, 2019)
On Common Ground: International Perspectives on the Community Land Trust
“On Common Ground: International Perspectives on the Community Land Trust” (Emmeus Davis, Algoed, Hernández-Torrales, 2020)
Community Wealth Building
Action Guide for Advancing Community Wealth Building in the United States
“Action guide for advancing Community Wealth Building in the United States” (The Democracy Collective, 2023)
Four Winning Models for Building Community Wealth
“Four Winning Models for Building Community Wealth” (Nelson, 2023)
The Transformative Potential of the Growing CWB Movement
“The Transformative Potential of the Growing CWB Movement” (The Democracy Collaborative, 2025)
Financing
Non-Extractive Finance: What it is and Why it Matters
“Non-Extractive Finance: What it is and Why it Matters” (Seed Commons, n.d.)
Public Banking: A Public Option to Build an Inclusive and Sustainable Economy
“Public Banking: A Public Option to Build an Inclusive and Sustainable Economy” (Friedline, Hamilton, Treuhaft, 2025)
Public Banking: Financial Infrastructure to Support Guaranteed Income
“Public Banking: Financial Infrastructure to Support Guaranteed Income” (Friedline, Pawar, Treuhaft, 2025)
Public Banks: What, the Why and the How
“Public Banks: What, the Why and the How” (Henry George School of Social Science, 2025)
Mutualism and Grassroots
The First Democratically Managed Investment Fund Launches in Boston
“The First Democratically Managed Investment Fund Launches in Boston” (Next City, 2018)
Mutual Aid 101: Introduction to Mutual Aid
“Mutual Aid 101: Introduction to Mutual Aid with Dean Spade” (Shareable, 2025)
Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis
“Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (And the Next!)” (Spade, 2021)
Architectures of Solidarity: The Worker Cooperative Movement in Chicago
“Architectures of Solidarity: The Worker Cooperative Movement in Chicago” (Norquist, 2025)
Radical Municipalism
Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services
“Radical Municipalism: The Politics of the Common and the Democratization of Public Services” (Bianchi, Russell, Blanca, Gomà, 2026)
Building the Future: Worker-Owned Cooperatives and Radical Municipalism
“Building the Future: Worker-Owned Cooperatives and Radical Municipalism” (Persons, 2024)
Municipalism: A Critical Review
“Municipalism: A Critical Review” (Quiquivix, Roeser, Knoll, Finley, 2023)