Frequently used abbreviations (written out only on their first use)
| COB |
Cooperative Bank |
| FTE |
Full-time equivalent |
| GDP |
Gross domestic product |
| NA |
Not applicable |
| PWC |
Production Worker cooperative |
| WGF |
Workers’ council Governed Foundation |
Infrequently used abbreviations (written out in section or division in which they are first and frequently used; fully written out in later sections or divisions); those with an asterisk (*) are chapter 3 ‘state agencies’1
| ATF |
*Agency for Temporary workers’ council governed Foundations |
| CA |
*Competition Authority |
| CB |
*Central Bank |
| CCE |
Conventional capitalist enterprise |
| CHA |
*Culture and cultural Heritage Agency |
| GB |
*Guardian Bank |
| IGF |
*Investment-credit Guarantee Fund |
| JSA |
*Job Securities and jobs shortage Agency |
| MEA |
*Mining and other Earth extractions Agency |
| NEA |
*National Education Agency |
| NHA |
*National Health Agency |
| NIA |
*National Infrastructure Agency |
| NTA |
*National public Transport Agency |
| PCA |
*Pensions and Child allowances Agency |
| PSC |
Producer-serving cooperative |
| REA |
*Real Estate Agency |
| SE |
Social enterprise |
| SLB |
*Savings and Loans Bank |
| USC |
User-serving cooperative, a main subset being consumer cooperatives |
| WOC |
Worker-owned cooperative |
Three non-abbreviated agencies are not mentioned here – see Appendix 3G.