The Co-op. The people's business
Details:
- Author(s) Birchall, Johnston
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1994
- Pages 217pp; illus
- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Place Published Manchester
Topics:
- Name Co-operation & co-operative movement
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Sponsored by the Co-operative Union. An intelligent account for a broad readership. Well-illustrated account. Charts the development of co-operation from the 1844 Rochdale Pioneers to its international spread as embodied in the International Co-operative Alliance. A theme is co-operation as a 'third way between capitalism and state control'. Chapters include: 'Origins of the co-operation; 'Philosophy of the co-operation'; 'The Rochdale pioneers'; 'A retailing revolution'; 'A wider role in society'; 'In war and peace'; 'In war and peace again'; 'Growth of the international co-operation'; 'The international movement today'; 'Conclusion - the Rochdale legacy'