Stefano Zamagni, Professor of Economics, University of Bologna and Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center, Italy and Vera Zamagni, Professor of Economic History, University of Bologna and Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center, Italy

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Birth of Cooperative Enterprise: Where, When, How 3. What is a Cooperative? 4. The Development of Cooperation in the World 5. The Cooperative Movement in Italy 6. The Economic Performance of Cooperative Enterprises 7. Cooperative Governance 8. Conclusion References Index

'Cooperatives stem from interchanges in day-to-day life; and have the capacity to extend their reach to cover economic exchanges across time and space. They offer a complementary form of relationships to the ones economists typically study and favour. A culmination of years of research, this book quite magnificently explains and persuasively advocates a much neglected institution.'

Stefano Zamagni, Professor of Economics, University of Bologna and Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center, Italy and Vera Zamagni, Professor of Economic History, University of Bologna and Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center, Italy

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Birth of Cooperative Enterprise: Where, When, How 3. What is a Cooperative? 4. The Development of Cooperation in the World 5. The Cooperative Movement in Italy 6. The Economic Performance of Cooperative Enterprises 7. Cooperative Governance 8. Conclusion References Index

'Cooperatives stem from interchanges in day-to-day life; and have the capacity to extend their reach to cover economic exchanges across time and space. They offer a complementary form of relationships to the ones economists typically study and favour. A culmination of years of research, this book quite magnificently explains and persuasively advocates a much neglected institution.'

Stefano Zamagni, Professor of Economics, University of Bologna and Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center, Italy and Vera Zamagni, Professor of Economic History, University of Bologna and Johns Hopkins University, Bologna Center, Italy

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Birth of Cooperative Enterprise: Where, When, How 3. What is a Cooperative? 4. The Development of Cooperation in the World 5. The Cooperative Movement in Italy 6. The Economic Performance of Cooperative Enterprises 7. Cooperative Governance 8. Conclusion References Index

'Cooperatives stem from interchanges in day-to-day life; and have the capacity to extend their reach to cover economic exchanges across time and space. They offer a complementary form of relationships to the ones economists typically study and favour. A culmination of years of research, this book quite magnificently explains and persuasively advocates a much neglected institution.'