Dirk Barrez

Dirk Barrez (1956) is author and editor-in-chief of PALA.be, a widely read newsletter and website that seeks answers for a more social, ecological and democratic world.

For more than 20 years he was a TV journalist and reporter for the Belgian public broadcaster VRT.

Last modified:

12/11/2025

Cooperatives. How to reclaim the economy?

BERN - What makes Switzerland surprisingly different, that organic, regional products, fair trade and eco-labels score the highest here? Who really knows how to put the Swiss on the track of a sustainable economy?

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Looking for the successful cooperatives Coop and Migros

ZURICH - Is there economic life besides capitalist companies and public enterprises? If you take a broader view of the world, you will see how financial capitalism is failing most of all, plunging the global economy into one crisis after another. You will also see how many governments are failing to find the answer to numerous problems and are fleeing their responsibility for a well-functioning economy.

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Cooperatives. How to reclaim the economy?

Looking for the successful cooperatives Coop and Migros

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