Co-Operatives between Markets and Politics

Can co-operatives successfully combine the features of voluntary associations and commercial enterprises on a large scale in a market economy? Are they a successful hybrid between markets and politics in the welfare state? This study of Swedish consumer, housing and agricultural co-operatives provides an answer from three of the world's most successful co-operative movements. It combines both theoretical and empirical analysis with a multidisciplinary approach borrowing from economics, organizational analysis, political science and sociology.