Co-op
Co-op

Author: Johnston Birchall

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780719038617

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Covers the history of the cooperative movement in the United Kingdom from the beginning of the "Rochdale Pioneers" in 1844 to the establishment of the International Cooperative Alliance and the present day.

Food Co-ops in America
Food Co-ops in America

Author: Anne Meis Knupfer

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2013-05-10

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0801467713

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In recent years, American shoppers have become more conscious of their food choices and have increasingly turned to CSAs, farmers' markets, organic foods in supermarkets, and to joining and forming new food co-ops. In fact, food co-ops have been a viable food source, as well as a means of collective and democratic ownership, for nearly 180 years. In Food Co-ops in America, Anne Meis Knupfer examines the economic and democratic ideals of food cooperatives. She shows readers what the histories of food co-ops can tell us about our rights as consumers, how we can practice democracy and community, and how we might do business differently. In the first history of food co-ops in the United States, Knupfer draws on newsletters, correspondence, newspaper coverage, and board meeting minutes, as well as visits to food co-ops around the country, where she listened to managers, board members, workers, and members. What possibilities for change-be they economic, political, environmental or social-might food co-ops offer to their members, communities, and the globalized world? Food co-ops have long advocated for consumer legislation, accurate product labeling, and environmental protection. Food co-ops have many constituents-members, workers, board members, local and even global producers-making the process of collective decision-making complex and often difficult. Even so, food co-ops offer us a viable alternative to corporate capitalism. In recent years, committed co-ops have expanded their social vision to improve access to healthy food for all by helping to establish food co-ops in poorer communities.

Co-operative Innovations in China and the West
Co-operative Innovations in China and the West

Author: C. Gijselinckx

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-07-16

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 1137277289

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This book aims to contribute to our understanding of recent changes in Chinese and Western cooperatives. It will provide a variety of audiences with relevant and useful information for further co-operative development, mutual understanding and cooperation.

National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act
National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance

Publisher:

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13:

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The International Co-operative Alliance and the consumer co-operative movement in northern Europe, c. 1860-1939
The International Co-operative Alliance and the consumer co-operative movement in northern Europe, c. 1860-1939

Author: Mary Hilson

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2018-04-10

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13: 1526127342

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The book examines the history of co-operation in the broad context of the history of consumerism and consumption; of internationalism and the development of international organisations; and debates about international trade during the inter-war period. The fundamental question explored in the book concerns the meaning of co-operation. Was it a social movement or an economic enterprise? Did it aspire to challenge capitalism or to reform it? Did it contain at its heart a political vision for the transformation of society or was it simply a practical guide for organising a business? Hilson argues that it was both, but that an examination of the debates over the different meanings of co-operation can also illuminate broader questions about the emergence of consumer interests in the first half of the twentieth century, especially in a transnational context.

The Oxford Handbook of Mutual, Co-Operative, and Co-Owned Business
The Oxford Handbook of Mutual, Co-Operative, and Co-Owned Business

Author: Jonathan Michie

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017-03-23

Total Pages: 705

ISBN-13: 0191507989

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The Oxford Handbook of Mutuals and Co-Owned Business investigates all types of 'member owned' organizations, whether consumer co-operatives, agricultural and producer co-operatives, worker co-operatives, mutual building societies, friendly societies, credit unions, solidarity organizations, mutual insurance companies, or employee-owned companies. Such organizations can be owned by their consumers, the producers, or the employees - whether through single-stakeholder or multi-stakeholder ownership. This complex set of organizations is named differently across countries: from 'mutual' in the UK, to 'solidarity cooperatives' in Latin America. In some countries, such organizations are not even officially recognized and thus lack a specific denomination. For the sake of clarity, this Handbook will refer to member-owned organizations to encompass the variety of non-investor-owned organizations, and in the national case study chapters the terms used will be those most widely employed in that country. These alternative corporate forms have emerged in a variety of economic sectors in almost all advanced economies since the time of the industrial revolution and the development of capitalism, through the subsequent creation and dominance of the limited liability company. Until recently, these organizations were generally regarded as a rather marginal component of the economy. However, over the past few years, member-owned organizations have come to be seen in some countries, at least, as potentially attractive in light of their ability to tackle various economic and social concerns, and their relative resilience during the financial and economic crises of 2007-2013.

The Cooperative Movement
The Cooperative Movement

Author: Richard C. Williams

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 131703726X

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Richard Williams surveys the history of the cooperative movement from its origins in the 18th century and deals with the theory of cooperation, as contrasted with the 'Standard Economic Model', based on competition. The book contains the results of field studies of a number of successful cooperatives both in the developed and developing world. It includes insights from personal interviews of cooperative members and concludes by considering the successes and challenges of the cooperative movement as an alternative to the global neo-colonialism and imperialism that now characterizes free-market capitalist approaches to globalization. The book considers democratic and local control of essential economic activities such as the production, distribution, and retailing of goods and services. It suggests that cooperative approaches to these economic activities are already reducing poverty and resulting in equitable distributions of wealth and income without plundering the resources of developing countries.