Cooperative Enterprise

Author : Stefano Zamagni,Vera Zamagni
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781849805667

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Cooperative Enterprise by Stefano Zamagni,Vera Zamagni Pdf

'Cooperatives stem from interchanges in day-to-day life; and have the capacity to extend their reach to cover economic exchanges across time and space. They offer a complementary form of relationships to the ones economists typically study and favour. A culmination of years of research, this book quite magnificently explains and persuasively advocates a much neglected institution.' Sir Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge, UK This eloquent book analyses the theory of the cooperative form of enterprise from an historic perspective, whilst assessing its appeal in the current economic environment. The authors show that cooperatives are enterprises acting in harmony in the market economy, and explore the following questions: How do cooperatives achieve solidarity in keeping together elements normally considered in conflict? Why is the cooperative enterprise not as widespread as the capitalist enterprise? What is its appeal in the present conditions of crisis of the world economy? Alongside other related issues, the volume also discusses the theoretical foundations of the cooperative enterprise and offers an overview of the historical development of the cooperative movement around the world. Special reference is made to the Italian case, which is scarcely known within the international milieu. Broad in scope whilst concise in elucidation, this book will be invaluable to students enrolled in economic, social, historical and political curricula, as well as leaders of the cooperative movement. People interested in finding a practical alternative to the capitalist form of enterprise will also find this book enriching.

Author : Tom Webb,Sonja Novkovic
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781783600809

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Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era by Tom Webb,Sonja Novkovic Pdf

For the past three decades, neoclassical doctrine has dominated economic theory and policy. The balance of power has shifted to protect private interests, resulting in unprecedented damage to the environment and society, with no solution in sight as more austerity and less government continues to be posited as the answer to the oncoming waves of crisis. It doesn't have to be this way. Featuring a remarkable roster of internationally renowned critical thinkers, Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era presents a feasible alternative for a more environmentally sustainable and equitable economic system - specifically, the co-operative business model. With more than 100 million people working in co-operatives and more than a billion members around the world, the time has never been better for co-operatives everywhere to recognise their potential to change the economic landscape. An essential book for students, policymakers and concerned citizens looking for a practical way to change the current stagnant economic paradigm.

Author : Gert van Dijk,Panagiota Sergaki,George Baourakis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030162795

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The Cooperative Enterprise by Gert van Dijk,Panagiota Sergaki,George Baourakis Pdf

This book presents a study of cooperatives as a two-layer entrepreneurial model, and analyzes cooperative enterprises. Above all, it explores how inducements (from the firm) and contributions (from its members, in their respective roles) are aligned, and seeks to answer the question of what this means for managing each cooperative as a firm as well as a group. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which begins with an analysis of specific aspects of cooperative enterprises, with a focus on the added value of cooperation, the weighing of interests, and a behavioral perspective on the imminent communities and their goals. In a structured approach, the book examines the various facets of relationships in cooperatives on a transactional, financial and control level. Further, a case study on the Dutch cooperative Rabobank illustrates what happens when members fail. In turn, part two concentrates on integrating the lessons learned with the existing economic literature on cooperatives, so as to contribute to a theory of cooperative management. Finally, the book links the theoretical approach to practice: in the third part, it reports on the outcomes of using a computerized simulation game to show members of cooperatives how to manage their business and the cooperative business at the same time, enabling them to understand and actively practice two-level entrepreneurship.

Author : Walter Hesselbach
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0714629782

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Public, Trade Union and Cooperative Enterprise in Germany by Walter Hesselbach Pdf

Monograph on cooperatives in Germany, Federal Republic - traces the history of the cooperative movement and collective economy in Germany, with particular reference to agricultural cooperatives, housing cooperatives, production cooperatives, cooperative banks and related nonprofit organizations and non-private enterprises, discusses the role of trade unions and of the labour movement, aspects of socialism, etc., and analyses theories and trends concerning commonweal enterprises. References and statistical tables.

Author : Bruno Jossa
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800372016

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Managing the Cooperative Enterprise by Bruno Jossa Pdf

This book revolves around the idea that capitalism is not a democratic system and that a system of producer cooperatives, or democratically managed enterprises, gives rise to a new mode of production which is authentically socialist in essence and fully consistent with the ultimate rationale underlying Marx’s theoretical approach. The author argues that the cooperative firm system outlined in this book offers a rich array of non-economic benefits that justify its classification as a ‘genuinely socialist’ entity, with real potential for achieving true economic democracy.

Author : United States. Inquiry on Cooperative Enterprise,Jacob Baker,Charles Edward Stuart,Clifford Verne Gregory,Leland Olds,Robin Hood,Emily Cauthorn Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Cooperation
ISBN : UIUC:30112060691828

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Report of the Inquiry on Cooperative Enterprise in Europe, 1937 by United States. Inquiry on Cooperative Enterprise,Jacob Baker,Charles Edward Stuart,Clifford Verne Gregory,Leland Olds,Robin Hood,Emily Cauthorn Bates Pdf

Author : Greg Patmore,Nikola Balnave
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317270201

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A Global History of Co-operative Business by Greg Patmore,Nikola Balnave Pdf

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.

Author : Patrizia Battilani,Harm G. Schröter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139561273

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The Cooperative Business Movement, 1950 to the Present by Patrizia Battilani,Harm G. Schröter Pdf

The United Nations declared 2012 the year of cooperatives, emphasizing that there is an alternative to privately owned firms. While greed and mismanagement have caused world financial and economic crises, co-ops offer another type of business for economic activities that is less exposed to aggressive capitalism. This book provides a problem-oriented overview of the development of cooperatives over the last fifty years. The global study addresses the major challenges cooperatives face, such as the organizational innovations introduced to acquire necessary risk-capital and implement growth-related strategies, the wave of demutualization in developed nations and their ability to construct an original consumer politics. The contributors to this volume discuss the successes and failures of the cooperatives and ask whether they are an outdated model of enterprise. They document a wave of foundations of new co-ops, new forms of collaboration between them and a growing trend toward globalization.

Author : Terry MacDonald,Greg Wallace,Ian MacPherson
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781622874002

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Co-operative Enterprise Building a Better World by Terry MacDonald,Greg Wallace,Ian MacPherson Pdf

The purpose of this book is to introduce you in considerable detail to what we call the ‘co-operative enterprise’, and to explore with you the broader question of why co-operatives are important in today’s world. This is not a “how to” book, in the normal sense. It is however (we hope) an excellent foundation upon which to broaden your understanding and appreciation of co-operative forms of enterprise, not only in your country - but around the globe. You will learn why co-operation works and also see why sometimes it may not work, and you will learn about best practices and success factors within co-operatives. If you are an employee, a manager, or an elected official within a co-operative, you will also learn about why and how leadership and management effectiveness are different in co-operative forms of enterprise. The book is divided into five parts. The first part is called “Setting the Stage”, and contains two chapters. The first chapter introduces the reader to the nature of co-operation, while the second chapter looks at the evolution of co-operation all the way from social movements to business systems of enterprise. The second part is entitled “How Co-operatives Are Different” and begins by presenting what we call the “co-operative value proposition”. The third and fourth chapters provide details on the difference between the co-operative sector, the private sector, and the public sector. Chapter Five describes why and how leadership and management effectiveness are different in a co-operative. The third part is entitled “Co-operatives Today” and it includes three chapters. Chapter Six describes “National and International Co-operative Development”, and Chapter Seven looks at the role co-operatives have played and are playing in “Wealth Creation, Community Development ,and Poverty Reduction” around the globe. The last chapter in this section describes the “Pivotal Role for Government in Enabling Development.” Part Four is entitled “Building a Better World” and it includes three chapters. The first chapter, Chapter Nine is entitled “Some Strategies and Tactics for Success”. Chapter Ten is entitled “Towards a World Vision for Co-operatives”. Chapter Eleven is “The Challenges and Opportunities Ahead”, and it invites and challenges readers - and all co-operators - to seriously imagine what the future might be for co-operative forms of enterprise. No small undertaking to be sure! Just for fun we have included a final part called “Everything Else Co-operative” into which we cram additional co-operative website links and interesting content which we think you might like and which didn’t exactly seem to fit anywhere else. You decide! We also include some of our parting after thoughts (post scripts) in this section.

Author : United States. Inquiry on Cooperative Enterprise,Jacob Baker,Charles Edward Stuart,Clifford Verne Gregory,Leland Olds,Robin Hood,Emily Cauthorn Bates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Cooperation
ISBN : UOM:39015048901360

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Report of the Inquiry on Cooperative Enterprise in Europe, 1937 by United States. Inquiry on Cooperative Enterprise,Jacob Baker,Charles Edward Stuart,Clifford Verne Gregory,Leland Olds,Robin Hood,Emily Cauthorn Bates Pdf

Author : Edgar Parnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Agriculture, Cooperative
ISBN : UOM:39015061004522

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Reinventing the Co-operative by Edgar Parnell Pdf

Examines new ways of understanding the cooperative business model and how to set about changing cooperatives so they can make the transition from simply surviving to becoming growth engines of the economy and thereby real benefits to their members.

Author : United Nations. Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015041756183

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Cooperative Enterprise in the Health and Social Care Sectors by United Nations. Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development Pdf

Author : Jack Quarter
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1550283863

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Canada's Social Economy by Jack Quarter Pdf

Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1 - Conceptualizing the Social Economy 1. Defining the Social Economy Part 2 - An Overview to the Social Economy 2. An Overview to Co-operatives 3. Non-profits in Public Service 4. Mutual Non-profits Part 3 - Case Studies 5. Community Economic Development 6. Social Housing 7. Social Service 8. Social Capital Part 4 - Overcoming the Obstacles 9. Building a Social Economy Notes Selected Bibliography Index

Author : Bruno Roelants,Hyungsik Eum,Simel Esim,Sonja Novkovic,Waltteri Katajamäki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000012071

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Cooperatives and the World of Work by Bruno Roelants,Hyungsik Eum,Simel Esim,Sonja Novkovic,Waltteri Katajamäki Pdf

As the world of work and jobs is more uncertain than ever because of various trends impacting it, including the rise of robotics and the gig economy, Cooperatives and the World of Work furthers the debate on the future of work, sustainable development, and the social and solidarity economy of which cooperatives are a fundamental component. Throughout the book, the authors, who are experts in their respective fields, do not limit themselves to praising the advantages of the cooperative model. Rather, they challenge the narrow understanding of cooperatives as a mere business model and raise debate on the more fundamental role that cooperatives play in responding to social changes and in changing society itself. The book is unique in tracing the historical connection between cooperatives and the world of work since the end of the First World War and the recent shifts and restructuring in enterprise and the workplace. It presents a redefinition of the very concept of work, focusing on organizational innovation. This book is published in recognition of 100 years of the International Labour Organization, and gathers together research from leading experts who were brought together at an event co-hosted by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Author : Jessica Gordon Nembhard
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780271064260

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Collective Courage by Jessica Gordon Nembhard Pdf

In Collective Courage, Jessica Gordon Nembhard chronicles African American cooperative business ownership and its place in the movements for Black civil rights and economic equality. Not since W. E. B. Du Bois’s 1907 Economic Co-operation Among Negro Americans has there been a full-length, nationwide study of African American cooperatives. Collective Courage extends that story into the twenty-first century. Many of the players are well known in the history of the African American experience: Du Bois, A. Philip Randolph and the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Nannie Helen Burroughs, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ella Jo Baker, George Schuyler and the Young Negroes’ Co-operative League, the Nation of Islam, and the Black Panther Party. Adding the cooperative movement to Black history results in a retelling of the African American experience, with an increased understanding of African American collective economic agency and grassroots economic organizing. To tell the story, Gordon Nembhard uses a variety of newspapers, period magazines, and journals; co-ops’ articles of incorporation, minutes from annual meetings, newsletters, budgets, and income statements; and scholarly books, memoirs, and biographies. These sources reveal the achievements and challenges of Black co-ops, collective economic action, and social entrepreneurship. Gordon Nembhard finds that African Americans, as well as other people of color and low-income people, have benefitted greatly from cooperative ownership and democratic economic participation throughout the nation’s history.