What is a co-operative?

Title: What is a co-operative?
Description: An illustrated educational booklet defining the principles and structures of a co-operative. It emphasizes collective ownership, democratic control, and the shared responsibility of members. Produced by COPE to empower workers and community members to run self-managed businesses where profits are shared according to member-decided rules.
Subject: Cooperative societies -- South Africa; Producer cooperatives -- South Africa; Consumer cooperatives -- South Africa; Community development; Economic democracy
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/75688
Creator: Crankshaw, Paul
Rights: Co-operative Planning and Education
Rights Holder: Co-operative Planning and Education
Provenance: The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University, on behalf of the Labour Research Service
Type: text
Extent: 47 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
useGuidelines: The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the Labour Research Service.
Publisher: Co-operative Planning and Education
Date: [Circa 1988–1992]