A Week in Mondragon, Spain: Cooperatives, Culture, and the Basque Country
I spent a week in the Basque Country exploring the cities of Bilbao and Mondragon, immersing myself in the Basque culture and learning about the Mondragon Corporation. Founded in the town of Mondragon in 1956 by Don Jose María Arizmendiarrieta, the Mondragon Corporation is a group of worker cooperatives that consists of 81 cooperatives operating…