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A Conversation on Employee and Community Ownership

by Matt Cropp
Expanding democratic ownership

Matt Cropp, Associate Director of Vermont Employee Ownership Center and Marjorie Kelly, Executive Vice President of Democracy Collaborative, discuss employee and community ownership, with a specific discussion of the Keep BT Local Campaign.

Publication date: 2017-05-31
by Matt Cropp

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