Cooperative Economics & Management

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Cooperation is messy and complex, yet it undergirds our everyday lives. However, the economics (and to a lesser extent, management) profession has largely neglected cooperation as a motivator, in favor of competition. However, the challenges of the present and future, like climate change and global inequality, will require actors in the economy, including entrepreneurs, governments and academics to harness cooperation much more than they will competition.

Therefore, econ.coop seeks to bring together the economics and management of cooperatives and on cooperation more generally. This of course includes discussions of cooperative theory (like discussions and interpretations on the principles and values) as well as practices, featuring research like case studies and field reports.

We are interested in building up a network of researchers, especially around the Routledge Handbook of Cooperative Economics & Management and its fortchoming Companion, Global Cooperative Economics & Movements.

Our partners include a number of research institutions and practitioners from around the world.

Selected Writings

  • The editors of the forthcoming Global Cooperative Economics (and Movements) cordially invite interested scholars to contribute to this important, timely, and transdisciplinary reference work. The volume will feature around forty 3,500-7,000 word chapters that provide a broad overview of various areas of cooperative economics & management with expected publication by Q3 2025. The volume will:…

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  • I will be giving two public lectures at the Palace of the Academy on October 4 and 11. The topics are, respectively Embedding Firms within the Mission Economy. Why Should the Firm Be Part of a Sustainable Agenda? and Delivering on the Promise of a Sustainable Firm: Surveying Practices to Establish A Research Agenda The…

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