In this essay I discuss the role of cooperation in the process of innovation. I argue for a reorientation of the way we … conceptualize economic behavior, taking account of the centrality of cooperation as a driving force of economic dynamism. I also … seek to distinguish between different forms of cooperation - 'negative' cooperation, based on coercion and survival needs …

big investors-owned corporations. In 2008 the cooperatives affiliated to Legacoopservizi approved a Governance Code. This … research verifies the extent of application of the Code two years after its official endorsement in 49 service cooperatives …