Co-op
Subtitle: the people's business
By: Johnston Birchall.
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA and Canada by St. Martin's Press; Manchester Univ Pr
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Manchester, UK; New York; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Cooperation -- History.; Cooperation -- Great Britain -- History.; Rochdale system -- History.; International cooperation -- History.
Description: A celebration of the history of a social movement which began with shopkeeping and grew into an international business, owned and controlled by its customers. Starting from the 28 "Rochdale Pioneers" of 1844, this work charts the development of today's massive International Co-operative Alliance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-213) and index.