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Analysis
Analysis
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DevelopmentThe challenges facing small co-ops – and how to overcome them
Insights from co-op development workers Claire Alexander, Phil Beardmore, Glenn Bowen, Alex Lawrie, Cath Muller, Tiziana O'Hara and Oliver Sylvester-Bradley
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EnergyCan co-ops help Germany tackle the challenges of Energiewende?
Dr Andreas Wieg, of the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation, assesses the state of the national energy transition
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EducationA chequered past: What has happened to the Co-op College?
A look back at the story of the College, leading up to its recent reorganisation
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LegalHow co-operative law helps co-ops grow: A UK perspective
'We have no explicit recognition of something distinctive as a co-operative which deserves protection and promotion, and consequently no real protection of co-operative identity'
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SectorCommunity investment in co-ops: Not such a new idea!
Andrew Bibby looks at some of the historical precedents of the community shares model
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AgricultureWould co-operatives make tea taste better?
Pay and conditions in the industry are in a race to the bottom says Stirling Smith – but legal changes in India offer glimmers of hope
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PoliticsIrish parties and co-op policy
As talks continue to create Ireland's next coalition government, Patrick Doyle says co-operators should use party manifestoes as a basis for scrutiny
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RetailTaking stock: Why food retail in a new economy must cater for all
If we want to build a more fair and sustainable economy after Covid-19, what does that mean for food retail?
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Banking and InsuranceStudy argues Desjardins has lost its co-op mission
A Montreal based research institute examines the evolution of Desjardins from the moment it was set up by Alphonse Desjardins to current days
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SectorWhat is co-op culture?
'A focused organisational culture gives a co-operative a sense of mission that makes it a formidable competitor'
