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Innovative Consumer Co-operatives - The Rise and Fall of Berkeley (Hardcover)
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Innovative Consumer Co-operatives - The Rise and Fall of Berkeley (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History
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Consumer co-operatives provide a different approach to organizing
business through their ideals of member ownership and democratic
practice. Every co-operative member has an equal vote regardless of
his or her own personal capital investment. The co-operative
movement can also be an important force in promoting development
and self-sufficiency in poorer areas, particularly in
non-industrialised countries. This book explores in depth the
fortunes of the Berkeley Consumer Co-operative, which became the
largest consumer co-operative in the United States with 116,000
members in 1984 and viewed nationally as a leader in innovative
retail practices and a champion of consumer rights. The Berkeley
Consumer Co-operative is promoted by both supporters and opponents
of the co-operative business model as a significant example of what
can go wrong with the co-operatives. This book will provide the
first in depth analysis of the history of the Berkeley Co-operative
using its substantial but little used archives and oral histories
to explore what the Berkeley experience means for the co-operative
business model. The specific chapters relating to Berkeley will be
organised around particular themes to highlight the issues relating
to the co-operative business model and the local context of
Berkeley. The themes relate to developments in Berkeley and the Bay
Area in terms of the economy, politics and the retail environment;
the management of the Berkeley co-operative, looking at governance,
financial management and strategic decisions; relationship of
management with members and employees; and finally, the
relationship of the Berkeley Co-operative with the community. The
core message of the book is that it is not inevitable that consumer
co-operatives fail, but that the story of Berkeley story can
provide insights that can strengthen the co-operative business
model and minimise failures on the scale of Berkeley occurring in
the future.
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