A Global History of Co-operative Business

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Balnave, Nikola, Patmore, Greg

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ISBN:9781138191495
Editorial: Routledge
Fecha de la edición:2018
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Nº Pág.:248
Idiomas:Ingles,Inglés

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/ Historia Económica

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.

1. What are Co-operatives?

2. The Origins of the Idea and the Rochdale Pioneers, Before 1844

3. The Early Years and the Rise of Co-operative Wholesaling, 1844-1864

4. Diversification, Internationalization, and the Formation of the International Co-operative Alliance, 1864-1914

5. The Challenges of War, Depression, and Totalitarianism, 1914-1945

6. Postwar Prosperity, the Cold War, and Decolonialization, 1945-1975

7. Contrasts: Neo-Liberalism and the UN International Year of Co-operatives, 1975 to the Present

8. Conclusion