Matthew Lawrence
Founder and director of the think tank Commonwealth and author focused on democratic public provision, the productive state, and strategies for socialising investment in essential sectors.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 1h 31min
Is a democratic economy possible? Lessons from history, horizons for the future
Matthew Lawrence, founder of Commonwealth focused on public provision and social investment. Isabel Ferreras, sociology professor who led Spain's democracy-at-work committee. Neil Warner, researcher on economic democracy and the Meidner plan. They explore the Meidner Plan's history, models for worker voice and ownership, the idea of a productive state to socialise investment, and practical policy tools for scaling economic democracy.
