The aim of this paper is to examine the consequences for the Canarian banana sector of the obligation to be integrated in producer’s organisations as a result of the coming into force of the European Common Market Organisation for bananas. Firstly, the successive modifications to the...

The aim of the present paper is to examine the influence of implementing each of the ten cooperative laws currently in force in Spain on profits in agricultural and foodstuffs cooperatives, on members’ income (via selling values and cooperative returns) and on business self-financing levels. A...

This article reviews the history and major milestones of the policy for territorial organisation in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. The review takes into account the origin and evolution of said policy in terms of the legal codes regulating the sector and the documents issued...

Transport policy in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country (ACBC) has been relatively consistent over time, with no sudden changes. It is based on the Sustainable Transport Master Plan, in which the Basque Government resorts to planning to frame its actions in the medium term and assumes...

A környezetvédelmi előírások szigorítása a nagyobb rendszerek létrehozásának kedvez, ezért a kisebb közösségek tagjainak többet kell fizetniük a közszolgáltatások igénybevételéért (például a szennyvízkezelésért vagy a hulladékártalmatlanításért), mint a nagyobb...

This study deals with the most important features of European agricultural cooperatives and puts special emphasis on the business dimension as the key factor in their economic development. Cooperatives were subjected to a cluster analysis in order to classify them according to variables related...

In this article we set out to resolve the theoretical foundation of the Social Economy and its permeability with the capitalist economy by integrating the Social Economy paradigm with Stakeholder Theory, thus generating a reciprocal benefit. The alignment of resources and capabilities in...

Even if the ‘social economy’ has traditionally been marginalized and a subordinated form of production within capitalist societies, the economic, social, territorial and environmental problems of the present times have tended to make it a strategic instrument. This is not only because of its...

The worsening of the financial crisis in September 2008, coinciding with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, set off unprecedented action in the European states to support the stability of their markets and financial institutions. Different forums asked for joint and faster implementation. This...

The aim of this paper is to show the situation of the main European co-operative banking groups (or systems) through the analysis of particular aspects of their structure and the activities and services they offer, in order to compare these groups with the Spanish case to check if the different...