Jean Baptiste André Godin was a French social reformer who believed that worker cooperatives were the solution to the problems of poverty and inequality. In this book, he outlines his vision for a new social order in which workers have control over their own lives and the means of production. Godin's ideas were ahead of their time and continue to inspire social activists today. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.