With contributions from over 30 scholars, A Global History of Consumer Co-operation surveys the origins and development of the consumer co-operative movement fr

Co-operatives provide a different approach to organizing business through their ideals of member ownership and democratic practice. Every co-operative member ha

Consumer co-operatives provide a different approach to organizing business through their ideals of member ownership and democratic practice. Every co-operative

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 int

Globally, consumer co-operation has experienced a difficult period since the 1970s. Large scale failures in France, Germany and Austria were accompanied by loss