This 1982 paper published by the ICA was the basis for the Harvard Business School case study on Mondragon–with most of the material on socializing entrepreneurship taken out.
Property and Contract 1973
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This 1973 unpublished typescript was probably the first time my settled views on property theory were put into writing.
Ellerman-Rota Mathematics Paper
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This was my only math paper co-authored with Gian-Carlo Rota who in many respects was my mentor in mathematics. It reduced my Erdos number from infinity to 3.
Brain drain and development
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This paper analyzes the literature on migration and development focusing on the skilled labor brain drain problem.
Critique of Microfinance
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This was my first published critique of the microfinance development fad.
Property Appropriation and Theory of the Firm
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This is the first of my papers published by Warren Samuels who became a great supporter of this property theoretic analysis.
Marxian Exploitation Theory
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This 1983 paper in a philosophical journal analyzes the Marxian labor theory of value and exploitation as an incorrect and superficial theory.
The Labor Theory of Property
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This is a 1985 paper in a philosophical journal spelling out the labor theory of property.
The Legitimate Opposition at Work
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This paper addresses the need for some union-like legitimate opposition in a largely worker-owned company.
The Legal Structure of Worker Cooperatives
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This is the first paper to analyze all the different varieties of worker-owned firms as well as conventional firms in terms of how they parse the bundle of rights in a firm.