Ownership: Reinventing Capitalism, Companies, and Who Owns What won the 2023 William Foote Whyte and Kathleen King Whyte Book Prize for the best book of the year on shared capitalism. The award is issued by the Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership at the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations.

A panel of nine judges reviewed 10 books that were nominated. The judges made recommendations about which books to recognize, which were approved by the dean of the Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations.  

The book, written by me and business writer and former NCEO board member John Case, makes the case for why ownership in modern economies is broken, delivering most of its benefits to too few people and encouraging public companies and private equity-owned firms to focus on the short term. Employee ownership, by contrast, is a proven alternative that creates better companies, more wealth for more people, and stronger communities. Despite its support from both parties and demonstrated record, it is rarely discussed as a critical economic reform by politicians or pundits.

Ownership: Reinventing Capitalism, Companies, and Who Owns What is available on the NCEO website as well as through Amazon and other booksellers. Many NCEO members have ordered multiple copies of the book to give out to employees, board members, or people they want to convince. Bulk order discounts are available. Contact Corey Rosen at [email protected] for details.