http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/478130270

Enabling policy environments for co-operative development : a comparative experience

"Over the last fifty years, Spain, Italy, and Quebec (Canada) enabled the development of well over ninety-eight thousand co-operatives that provide nearly 1.1 million jobs. While not a comprehensive investigation, this paper will analyse critical components of the enabling environment in each context, with consideration of what might be transferable to Manitoba. The goal of this research project is to identify policies, structures, and financing mechanisms that can inform the development of appropriate models for Manitoba as well as support sector-controlled and self-sustaining co-operative development organizations. Although obviously important, the socio-cultural factors in Spain, Italy, and Quebec that have predisposed them to achieve remarkable co-operative development are outside the scope of this research."--Introduction.

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