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Banking and Insurance

Co-operatives make for a happy place to work

March 20, 2013
Anthony Murray

Co-operatives are businesses run by the people, for the people; so it makes sense that all…

Sports & Culture

Where are all the women? Looking back on the Rochdale Pioneers

December 21, 2012
Co-operative News

On the 168th anniversary of the opening of the first Rochdale Pioneers’ shop, Co-operative News talked…

Community & Development

South Sudan turns to co-operatives to help grow economy

December 6, 2012
Co-operative News

South Sudan is troubled. Despite it gaining independence from Sudan last July, the two nations are…

Banking and Insurance

Governance and Management structures in worker co-operatives

July 29, 2012
Anthony Murray

The other day a consumer co-operative Board member asked if I could send them some info…

Equality Uncategorized

How co-operatives work for women in Africa

March 7, 2012
Anthony Murray

In Africa, as elsewhere, inequalities persist between women and men in terms of access to and…

Business

Leading economist Noreena Hertz predicts era of co-operative capitalism

February 15, 2012
Anthony Murray

Economist, Professor Noreena Hertz, who for more than two decades has made accurate predictions about economic…

Banking and Insurance Business Housing Politics & Legal Retail Technology Worker co-ops

What we could learn from French co-ops

January 18, 2012
John Atherton

Shame to see plans for SeaFrance to become a worker co-op have run aground.  This is…

Banking and Insurance

Global 300 co-operatives generate $1.6 trillion revenue

October 31, 2011
Anthony Murray

Three-hundred of the world's top co-operatives have generated over $1.6 trillion, according to the Global 300…

Banking and Insurance Economy Federations and co-op apexes Finance Politics & Legal Retail Worker co-ops

UK Co-op Law in 2010: A Summary

July 30, 2010
Anthony Murray

In the UK, a body wishing to function as a co-operative is free to use any…