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Review
Review
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HistoryBack pages from the movement’s radical past
A fascinating collection of sources putting the 19th century co-op movement in the context of the socialist politics of the time
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DemocracyBuilding blocks for a new economy after the pandemic
This collection of pieces on alternative options for a post-Covid economy includes a look at the union co-op model
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FairtradeA Fairtrade story: Celebrating the history of Traidcraft
Sarah Alldred, international programmes manager at the Co-operative College, looks at an inspiring new study of the origins of Fairtrade
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SectorHow Margaret Llewelyn Davies helped to shape the co-operative movement
A biography of Margaret Llewelyn Davies tells the story of the movement's women's guild
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HistoryPrivate life vs shared space: Communal living and the housing co-op
A historical survey looks how the switch from central planning to grassroots development has changed ideas about communal housing
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AgricultureThe co-operative movement and its role in the ‘Irish Question’
Co-operatives facilitated the adoption of new technologies throughout Ireland's rural economy.
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DemocracyBook review: How do we give economic power to the people?
'There’s a role for everyone in nourishing this potential next system'
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PoliticsMichelle Obama’s autobiography reveals co-op past of a first lady
The former first lady’s life story takes in period at a struggling Chicago housing co-op
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SectorWho rules Britain – and how did they get there?
Academic Mike Wayne calls for 'dominant forms of productive property are held, through a diversity of forms, in common”
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CommunityBook review: Generation Share – The Change makers building the Sharing Economy
The writers interviewed 200 people for the book, on a 10 year journey
