Journal of Co-operative Studies 55(1), 94-100
Co-operatives in the twenty-first century
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Co-operatives in the twenty-first century.
Johnston Birchall
Journal of Co-operative Studies 55(1), 94-100
Orginally published in Journal of Co-operative Studies, 33(3), December 2000, 217-277.
https://doi.org/10.61869/TLER2262
How to cite this paper: Birchall, J. (2022). The Lanica affair: An attempted takeover of a consumer co-operative society. Journal of Co-operative Studies, 55(1), 94-100. https://doi.org/10.61869/TLER2262 (Original work published 2000).
Abstract
This article is based on a speech presented on 6 July 2000 as part of International Co-operators' Day in Japan. The speech presents a future view of co-operatives and co-operation in the 21st century. It provides a brief overview of the history of co-operatives and points to the current and future challenges as well as making some predictions, including a sector made up of four main types of co-operatives with the possibility of further new modes of co-operation. It challenges us to put our knowledge of the co-operative form to work to test its continuing relevance and to develop it to meet the needs of ordinary people living in a post-industrial, information-based, and global society.
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