These two alternatives are at the extreme ends of a continuum of alternatives and they have been inexorably, but, very slowly, in fits and starts, moving away from the ends toward the middle. That balanced middle ground toward which they are moving is best exemplified by the Mondragon system. In short, if you want to know what the new form of organization for the next millennium will look like, you need only examine the Mondragon system. One of the ways I judge if an author is aware of more than the dichotomous alternatives is to see if they are aware of the Mondragon system. An old and accurate axiom is that you cannot have political democracy without comparable economic democracy.
Money drives the political system.
It is my desire that the reader takes away from this presentation an appreciation for how realities both change and remain the same over time. The Mondragon system started out very modestly and has grown dramatically over the past four decades. In one lifetime the founders of the Mondragon system have seen a mighty system grow out of a modest acorn-style planting of ideas by Father Jose. Each of us should think about how much we can accomplish in our lifetime, not just in the next few years, if we dedicate ourselves to principles of solidarity.