Co-operation and Co-operatives in 21st-Century Europe

Julian Manley, Anthony Webster, Olga Kuznetsova, Julian Manley, Anthony Webster, Olga Kuznetsova

• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781529226423
• Topic: Betriebswirtschaft
• Subtopic: Organisationsentwicklung

This volume explores where, how and why the cooperative model is having a distinctive, transformational impact in driving socio-economic changes in a post-pandemic 21st century world. Drawing from a diverse range of examples, the book sheds light on how today's cooperatives and a co-operative way of organising might serve new societal demands. It examines organisational structures and governance models that develop socio-economic resilience in cooperatives. The book's contributors reveal how the very pursuit of cooperative values and principles challenges market fundamentalism and promotes participatory democracy. This is a timely contribution to recent debates around transformative economies and an invaluable resource for scholars and activists interested in alternative ways of organising.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Series Editors’ Preface
• List of Figures and Tables
• List of Abbreviations
• Notes on the Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword by Sonja Novkovic
• 1 Introduction: European Co-operativism in a Changing World
• Part I Seeds: Identifying the Space for Co-operatives in Addressing Social Challenges
• Part II Bridges: Co-operative Culture and Education
• PART III Growth: The Preston Model, Co-operation and Community Wealth Building
• 14 Conclusion: Clues to a Co-operative Future?
• Index