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Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making

Name: Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making
Uploaded: 2016-01-28
Duration: 17 min 28 s
Description: Social enterprise advocate Cliff Southcombe presents a case study of Suma Wholefoods, a cooperatively run food wholesaler based in Leeds. All Suma employees are also owners, and decisions are made democratically. This business competes successfully in a traditional business environment, and all workers receive the same high wage.

Video Type: Case Study

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  Southcombe, C. (Practitioner). (2016). Cooperative: suma & democratic decision making [Video]. SAGE Knowledge. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473965034
  
  Southcombe, Cliff. "Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making." In SAGE Video. : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2016. Video, 00:17:28. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473965034.
  
  Southcombe, C., 2016. Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making, SAGE Video. [Streaming Video] London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473965034 & gt; [Accessed 27 Jun 2022].
  
  Southcombe, Cliff. Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making. Online video clip. SAGE Video. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd., 28 Jan 2016. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473965034. 27 Jun 2022.
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Social enterprise advocate Cliff Southcombe presents a case study of Suma Wholefoods, a cooperatively run food wholesaler based in Leeds. All Suma employees are also owners, and decisions are made democratically. This business competes successfully in a traditional business environment, and all workers receive the same high wage.