Cooperative Enterprise: Facing the Challenge of Globalization

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...