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The Co-op Wars: Documenting the fall and rise of Minnesota’s flower power co-ops

New film looks at the ideological battles that tore through the grocery co-op movement in 1970s…

Preston Council leader’s how-to guide for the new municipalism

Making the case for community wealth building to 'solve problems from below without permission from above'

Lessons from the frontline of co-op development

Emile G. Nadeau's new book is a must read for development co-operators and community organisers

Back pages from the movement’s radical past

A fascinating collection of sources putting the 19th century co-op movement in the context of the…

Book review: Worker co-operatives in India

The book discusses the limitations of capitalism and the role of alternative economies and co-operatives

Building blocks for a new economy after the pandemic

This collection of pieces on alternative options for a post-Covid economy includes a look at the…

Collaborative designs for life

Housing is one of the key factors driving inequality in the UK: and here's a survey…

Scrapping old business models for a mutual future

Jess Scully scours the world for good examples - from care co-ops in Lebanon to microfinance…

Lessons in self-management from Argentina’s worker co-ops

How an economic crisis spawned a new generation of workplace democracy

How Margaret Llewelyn Davies helped to shape the co-operative movement

A biography of Margaret Llewelyn Davies tells the story of the movement's women's guild

Private life vs shared space: Communal living and the housing co-op

A historical survey looks how the switch from central planning to grassroots development has changed ideas…

Building partnerships with the social economy

Academics, researchers and policy experts look at the how the social and solidarity economy works in…