Journal of Co-operative Studies 55(1), 63-68
Neither public nor private: The co-operative third way.
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Neither public nor private: The co-operative third way.
Johnston Birchall
Journal of Co-operative Studies 55(1), 63-68
Orginally published in Journal of Co-operative Studies, 85, January 1996, 68-75
https://doi.org/10.61869/FHAS1596
How to cite this paper: Birchall, J. (2022). Neither public nor private: The co-operative third way. Journal of Co-operative Studies, 55(1), 63-68. https://doi.org/10.61869/FHAS1596 (Original work published 1996).
Abstract
This paper considers the future role of the Society for Co-operative Studies (SCS) as dependent on how the subject of co-operation is viewed. The questions posed include: how should we conceptualise the co-operative sector? Where is it placed in relation to other social and economic sectors of society? Does its significance vary between countries and over time, or is there something permanent about it, perhaps based on the understanding of co-operative principles? These are questions that should be asked regularly, perhaps once every decade. The paper considers two kinds of approach to the question, stemming from political economy and from social philosophy and considers a social economy model, a third sector model, and a people-centred business model. It concludes by presenting a research agenda and suggestions of the future role of SCS.
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