Worker's control vs. partnership

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• Worker's control is not partnership
• Legal existence of firm
  • In partnership, the firm is a contract among the partners, but has no legal existence; you cannot sue it, make contracts with it, etc. Rather the partners assume joint responsibility, and have unlimited liability.
  • In worker control, the firm is legal entity, and worker liability is limited.
• Ownership
  • In a partnership, the ownership of capital is by the individual partners
  • In worker control, assets are owned by the firm (or the state)
• Governance
  • Up to the partners, and can change ad hoc as partners can leave at any time
  • Decided by law and the articles of incorporation

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