Journal of Co-operative Studies, 50(3), 10-23
The co-operative movement: A perspective for the 1970s
| Open access |  | Editorial review/Short paper | Published online: December 2017 |
The co-operative movement: A perspective for the 1970s
John Hughes
https://doi.org/10.61869/WNXB4350
Vol 50(3), pp. 10-23
How to cite this article: Hughes, J. (2017). The co-operative movement: A perspective for the 1970s. Journal of Co-operative Studies, 50(3), 10-23 (Original work published 1972). https://doi.org/10.61869/WNXB4350
Abstract
Our second article, from John Hughes, also looks at retail co-operative trading but takes a broader perspective by considering what might need to be done in the context of the 1970s. John Hughes was vice-principal of Ruskin College, Oxford and this paper takes both an historical look at the movement but also its development needs. While eschewing the old traditions, he concludes with a “modernising” view of principles of the social objectives of consumer co-operatives and co-operatives as providing a democratic challenge to large corporates.
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