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Profalbertobialakowsky

Rhodes UniversityRef: https://www.ru.ac.za/sociology/people/profalbertobialakowsky/

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This document is an academic profile page for Prof Alberto Bialakowsky, a visiting professor at Rhodes University. It describes his academic background, affiliations, research interests, and involvement in social projects, particularly the 'Recovered Factories' initiative in Buenos Aires. The initiative supports unemployed workers in Argentina by enabling them to take over and run factories collectively as a response to economic crisis.

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Recovered Factories in Buenos Aires: a Citizen Strategy to Mitigate Unemployment and Poverty in Argentina

This social project involves workers taking over bankrupt factories in Buenos Aires to continue production, manage them collectively, and seek legal recognition. It aims to reduce unemployment and poverty through collective action and sustainable enterprise.

Who it is for: workers in Argentina facing unemployment, social activists, community organisations, researchers in labour movements
How to act on it: Engage with the movement through direct participation, research collaboration, or advocacy related to worker cooperatives and legalisation efforts.

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Eastern Cape

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https://www.ru.ac.za/sociology/people/profalbertobialakowsky/

Key Takeaways

Prof Alberto Bialakowsky
Rhodes University
Recovered Factories in Buenos Aires
Argentina
social project
worker cooperatives
unemployment mitigation
poverty reduction
2010
2011
PO Box 94 Makhanda (Grahamstown) 6140 Eastern Cape, South Africa
+27 46 603 8111
[email protected]
Prof Alberto Bialakowsky
Rhodes University
University of Buenos Aires
University of Valparaiso
Latin American Sociology Association (ALAS)
Editorial Teseo
Osvaldo Battistini
Eastern Cape
Makhanda (Grahamstown)
Argentina
Chile
Buenos Aires