5 Factories Worker Control in Venezuela

5 Factories provides a penetrating look at the Bolivarian socioeconomic project designed to challenge the dominant neoliberal development model Since the election of Hugo Chávez in 1998 the Venezuelan government has implemented reforms to transform the nation into what Chávez and his supporters refer to as a form of democratic socialism As a component of this economic transformation the government has supported coownership initiatives in which workers councils play a key role in company management 5 Factories provides a unique perspective on the Bolivarian experiment examining the successes and challenges of five companies rejecting traditional ideas of industrial management