1st Edition
Innovative Consumer Co-operatives The Rise and Fall of Berkeley
By Greg Patmore
Copyright 2020
272 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
272 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Consumer 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 co-operative movement can also be an important force in promoting development and self-sufficiency in poorer areas, particularly in non-industrialised... Read more
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
1. Consumer Co-operatives: Theory and Practice
2. International Consumer Co-operative Movement Before 1993
3. Consumer Co-operatives in the US before 1993
4. The Origins and Early Years of the Berkeley Co-operative until 1947
5. Gaining a Foothold: 1947-1961
6. Politics and Expansion: 1962-1971
7. Instability and Final Expansion: 1972-1980
8. Chaos and Collapse: 1981-1993
9. Conclusion
Index
Biography
Greg Patmore is Emeritus Professor of Business and Labour History at the University of Sydney Business School, Australia. ORCID: 0000-0001-7151-4381
