Resources - Think pieces

Cover of Good Business?

Good business - new market research into co-operatives

How people at large view co-operatives is a key factor in the business environment, whether for attracting staff, customers or members. Good business? Public perceptions of co-... Read More »

Cover of Age Limits in Industrial and Provident Socities

Age Limits in Industrial and Provident Socities

The imminent implementation of the Legislative Reform (Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions) Order 2010, which is expected to become law in 2012, will have the... Read More »

Cover of Co-operative call to action

Co-operative call to action

Co-operatives provide a trusted alternative based on self-help and working together. The co-operative call to action sets out proposals from Co-operatives UK, in consultation with... Read More »

Cover of Global Business Ownership 2012

Global Business Ownership 2012

This is the first statistical analysis to compare co-operative and conventional business ownership worldwide. The report analyses the number of people who have an ownership stake... Read More »

Cover of the Formula for Co-operation

The Formula for Co-operation

Co-operation is back in vogue. The principles developed by the Rochdale Pioneers in the UK over 166 years ago, are now the foundation for a global economy supporting half of the... Read More »

Cover of Global Business Ownership 2012

This report analyses the number of people who have an ownership stake of co-operative enterprise. Read More »

Cover of A woman's place in the co-operative movement?

This paper is based on interviews we conducted in May 2011 with sixteen women involved in the co-operative movement, commissioned by Co-operatives UK as part of the Co-operative Women’s 2020 Challenge. Read More »

Cover of Co-operatives and the wealth of nations

Contained here is John Restakis' full lecture Co-operation and the Wealth of Nations, given as part of Co-operatives Fortnight 2011. Read More »

Sharing report cover

A report into sharing across the UK, asking why - if sharing makes 8 in 10 of us feel happier - we aren’t we doing more? Read More »

Cover of Time to get serious

In the context of the UK Coalition Government’s policies to promote public service mutuals, Time to get serious: international lessons for developing public service mutuals examines the experience in Spain, Italy and Sweden. It identifies some key factors for success, learning lessons and questions that are relevant for the development of new co-operative models in the UK.   Read More »

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Cover of Regeneration through co-operation

Bottom-up and community-led activities which so often bubble along under the... Read More »

Cover of Co-operative call to action

Co-operatives provide a trusted alternative based on self-help and working... Read More »

Cover of Age Limits in Industrial and Provident Socities

The imminent implementation of the Legislative Reform (Industrial and Provident... Read More »

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