Abstract
Co-operatives provide a different approach to organizing business through their ideals of member ownership and democratic practice. Every co-operative member has an equal vote regardless of his or her own personal capital investment. The contemporary significance of co-operatives was highlighted by the United Nations declaration of 2012 as the International Year of Co-operatives. This book provides an international perspective on the development of co-operatives since the mid-nineteenth century, exploring the economic, political, and social factors that explain their varying fortunes and transformation into different forms. By looking at what co-operatives are; how they have changed; the developments as well as the persecutions of the co-operative movement; and how it is an important force in promoting development and self-sufficiency in non-industrialized areas, this book provides valuable insight not only to academics, but also to practitioners and policy makers.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY |
| Publisher | Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315638164 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781138191488, 9781138191495 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
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Keywords
- Consumer cooperatives
- Consumer cooperatives -- History Business enterprises
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A global history of co-operative business. / Patmore, Greg; Balnave, Nikola.
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2018. 248 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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