The last decade has seen significant attention and debate among academics, policymakers, and the broader public about how to accelerate the “clean energy transition” in the United States. Legal academics have made valuable contributions to the literature in this field, developing a rich body...

This study proves that economic, social and sustainability objectives are present in the seven co-operative principles, which are the guiding standards for co-operatives in their daily practice. Accordingly, this study proposes that the three objectives are measured in determining co-operative...

A new generation of co-operative businesses has struggled to identify pathways to transformative scale in their industries. This case study analyses a multi-stakeholder network of single-stakeholder co-ops that emerged in the Colorado solar energy industry that could be a replicable model for...

Human enterprise and social systems of organizing economic activity are predominantly based either on competitive or cooperative principles. Despite the dominance of competitive principles in contemporary capitalism, historically these principles manifested in many different combinations in...

This paper describes an organizational model that is intended to increase the proportion of co-operatives in the economy. This organizational model is of large co-operative companies that are networks of small co-operative self-governing teams, where these teams are legally independent companies...

Lehtimäki v Cooper is a significant Supreme Court decision which establishes that the members of charitable companies are in a fiduciary relationship with respect to the purposes of their organisation. Its core principles have the potential to impact on a very large number of people in the...

In der zweiten Dekade des 21. Jahrhunderts explodierten in den dynamischen Verdichtungsräumen Deutschlands förmlich die Kosten des Wohnens. Ursächlich war eine Überlagerung demografischer und ökonomischer Effekte. Der vorgelagerte Bodenmarkt wirkte dabei wie ein Flaschenhals, der...

We are concerned with the design of a constitution for a firm -- an ex ante contract which assigns residual rights of control (and possibly residual income rights) without reference to the issue to be decided. We focus attention on two polar constitutions: nonprofit cooperatives and outside...

Auto-Rickshaws are the important means for urban mobility and an important part of sustainable transportation, as well as a mode for quality life in Indian cities. Integrating Auto-rickshaw services as a feeder mode complements public transportation systems, ensuring connectivity and easy access...

We examine the effects of randomly introduced economic inequality on voluntary cooperation and whether this relationship is influenced by the quality of local institutions, as proxied by corruption. We use representative data from a large-scale lab-in-the-field public goods experiment with over...

In der zweiten Dekade des 21. Jahrhunderts explodierten in den dynamischen Verdichtungsräumen Deutschlands förmlich die Kosten des Wohnens. Ursächlich war eine Überlagerung demografischer und ökonomischer Effekte. Der vorgelagerte Bodenmarkt wirkte dabei wie ein Flaschenhals, der...

The aim of the present study is to examine the sustainability reports of cooperatives, which may play an important role in achieving the sustainable development goals and help to identify which economic, environmental, and social sustainability indicators cooperatives are currently reporting....

Anecdotal evidence describes how co-operatives are facing a financial crunch, particularly since the economic crash of 2008. Co-operatives are considered to be at greater risk and less profitable than other companies because of the constraints on redistribution of profits and the choice to...

The present study investigates the effectiveness of distribution channels in the marketing perspective of a co-operative dairy plant. The study was conducted to improve the effectiveness of the distribution channel by identifying the pitfalls in the present system. The descriptive type of...

Against the widespread assumption that data are the oil of the 21st century, this article offers an alternative conceptual framework, interpretation, and pathway around data and smart city nex-us to subvert surveillance capitalism in light of emerging and further promising practical cases. This...

This paper describes an organizational model that is intended to increase the proportion of cooperatives in the economy.This organizational model is of large cooperative companies that are networks of small cooperative self-governing teams, where these teams are legally independent companies but...

Does the cultural background influence the success with which genetically unrelated individuals cooperate in social dilemma situations? In this paper we provide an answer by analyzing the data of Herrmann et al. (Science 2008, pp. 1362-1367), who study cooperation and punishment in sixteen...

Purpose of the study: This study aims to investigate the measurement indicators used to measure the literacy rate for several Islamic cooperatives in D.I. Yogyakarta and to formulate an instrument to measure the cooperative literacy level of members and boards.Methodology: The purposive sampling...

The aim of the present study is to measure the enter levels of job satisfaction of working employees in co-operative societies (Banks). The most valuable asset in an organization is Human resource i.e. employee of the organization. An employee of the organization who comprises blue-collar...

A cooperative is an institution that aims to improve the welfare of its members and society. The relatively large number of cooperatives has not been able to provide a maximum contribution in improving welfare. The purpose of this research is to: 1) analyze the influence of social capital and...

Across the U.S. groceries are leaving the urban core and contributing to the food insecurity with which approximately 40 million people struggle. Food cooperatives, which are owned by members of the community, can help fill this void. Often to serve the community, the owners volunteer their time...

"In Co-operative Struggles, Denise Kasparian expands the theoretical horizons regarding labour unrest by proposing new categories to make visible and conceptualize conflicts in the new worker co-operativism of the twenty-first century. After the depletion of neoliberal reforms at the dawn of the...

Introduction: Co-op City and the story of New York -- "The world's greatest housing cooperative": building a new cooperative, 1965-1968 -- "Everyone was seeking a Utopia": building a community, 1969-1973 -- "We remember picket lines": cooperator militancy, 1970-1974 -- "No way, we won't pay":...

Worker cooperatives: what workers want -- "By deed instead of by argument:" worker ownership in the United States -- Metamorphoses: worker cooperatives in the Golden Valley -- People's Daily Bread Bakery: worker ownership, working-class empowerment -- One World Natural Grocery: managing without...

"... the critical role of the Palmetto State's electric cooperatives in bringing electricity to the rural population of the state and their ongoing efforts over decades to enhance the quality of life in the state's rural areas. From the moment the lights came on, South Carolina's electric...