After several years of economic crisis, people are increasingly demanding more socially responsible economic activities rather than speculation, and better distribution of social wealth. This structural crisis is encouraging some groups to use their common resources to self-organise local...

Since the 19th century co-operatives have operated for their members' prosperity by promoting economic activities in different fields. This paper seeks to analyse how community co-ops are modifying the traditional co-op structure in order to address new social issues. why do these co-ops also...

Purpose – This paper promotes a critical approach to co-operative studies by contributing new theoretical insights. The aim is to propose a new view on the co-operative firm as a socioeconomic phenomenon embedded into the local contexts in which it is situated. Sociological and economic...