This article in GEO Co-Op is the introductory chapter of a book titled Global Cooperative Economics and Movements. It has everything you can ask for. It begins with a history of co-ops.
Then it moves on to the state of worker co-ops on every continent. It discusses the contemporary scene of co-ops given the decaying West and the rising East. Lastly, it discusses the ongoing controversies within the co-op movement.
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