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Innovative Consumer Co-operatives - The Rise and Fall of Berkeley (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,265
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Innovative Consumer Co-operatives - The Rise and Fall of Berkeley (Paperback): Greg Patmore

Innovative Consumer Co-operatives - The Rise and Fall of Berkeley (Paperback)

Greg Patmore

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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Imprint: Taylor & Francis
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History
Release date: June 2022
First published: 2020
Authors: Greg Patmore
Dimensions: 229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-1-03-233633-6
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Entrepreneurship
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Public ownership / nationalization
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Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Organizational theory & behaviour
Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Research & development management
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LSN: 1-03-233633-1
Barcode: 9781032336336

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