TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patmore,Greg
AU  - Balnave,Nikola
TI  - A global history of co-operative business
SN  - 9781138191488 (hardback)
AV  - HD3271 .P38 2018
U1  - 334.09 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Consumer cooperatives
KW  - History
KW  - Business enterprises
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; What are co-operatives? -- The origins of the idea and the rochdale pioneers: before 1844 -- The early years and the rise of co-operative wholesaling: 1844-1864 -- Diversification, internationalization and the formation of the international co-operative alliance: 1864-1914 -- The challenges of war, depression and totalitarianism: 1914-1945 -- Post-war prosperity, the cold war and decolonialization: 1945-1975 -- Contrasts. neo-liberalism and the un international year of co-operatives: 1975 to the present -- Conclusion
ER  -