Cooperative Enterprises [Paperback]

Piero Ammirato is an Honorary Fellow at Deakin University. He completed his doctorate on cooperative studies at the University of Adelaide in 1994. Piero taught politics at the University of Adelaide, held positions of director of cooperatives and community organisations, and worked as a manager of research and a principal policy adviser in the Victorian public service. His previous publications include La Lega: The Making of a Successful Cooperative Network (1996) and The Growth of Italian Cooperatives: Innovation, Resilience and Social Responsibility (2018).

Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Cooperative Enterprise: 17501914. Chapter 3: Cooperatives, Monopolies, and the State: 19151945. Chapter 4: Cooperatives, Mixed Economy, and Decolonisation: 19451990. Chapter 5: Cooperatives and the Global Economy since 1990. Chapter 6: Legislation. Chapter 7: Cooperatives and the Market. Chapter 8: Governance. Chapter 9: Cooperatives and Private Enterprises. Chapter 10: Cooperatives and Globalisation

Cooperative Enterprises is the first textbook to examine the evolution of the cooperative enterprise model and the contribution that cooperatives can make to the economy and society.

It provides an accessible overview of the subject, looking at history, cooperative models, theories, legislation, and governance. Cooperative Enterprises takes an international approach throughout, drawing on examples from cooperatives from across the globe. The book offers a valuable historical perspective, placing cooperatives within their political, social, cultural, and economic contexts since the Industrial Revolution. It analyses and compares the cooperative law of 26 jurisdictions and showcases key defining moments for cooperative enterprises, cooperative development models, cooperativespecific good practice standards, alsa