By Co-ops UK Secretary-General Ed Mayo The number of people who own shares on a global basis pales in comparison to those who are members of a co-operative. Co-ops UK Secretary-General Ed Mayo penned a comparative report in January which established that there are three times as many co-operative members as there are shareholders. “Despite the focus of attention on stock markets, however, it is co-operative enterprise that touches the lives of more people as owners worldwide,” ...

You can't help but conclude that the co-operative sector is on a roll. Here in Cancun, Mexico, there are well over two thousand representatives from co-ops around the world and the mood is upbeat, hopeful and optimistic.