A century of co-operation
By: by Ian MacPherson
Contributors: Canadian Co-operative Association
Publisher: Canadian Co-operative Association
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Ottawa, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780888171016
Subjects: History; Cooperative societies; Cooperation; Cooperative Union of Canada
Description: "The Co-operative Union of Canada (CUC), established in March 1909, signalled the beginning of an organized movement in Canada. Canada's co-operatives now had a national voice to represent and promote their interests; a national body to educate and develop co-operatives; and a common table to bring together co-operative leaders from different regions and sectors. The first century of CUC/CCA [Canadian Co-operative Association] was an "age of extremes", as it and its members lived through two world wars and a global depression, as well as years of post-war prosperity, record profits, and the establishment and growth of some of the world's largest and most successful co-operatives. One hundred years later, in 2009, Canada has one of the strongest co-operatives economies in the world and boasts 17 million membership. A Century of Co-operation celebrates the achievements of Canadian co-operatives, the commitment to co-operation and the legacies developed by co-operative leaders over the past 100 years.

The book has been divided into three main sections: Themes from the Beginning, Building the Movement and Innovations and Wider Directions, with chapters on a wide range of issues, including the importance of co-operatives to rural life, co-operative security, financial, housing and consumer co-ops, and the CUC/CCA's role in international development"--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-232).
Table of contents: title: 1. Co-ops and consumption : the beginnings; title: 2. Co-ops and rural life; title: 3. Community and wealth : co-operative security; title: 4. A most remarkable generation : visions from the 1940s and 1950s; title: 5. Adding value through co-operative production; title: 6. Financial co-ops; title: 7. Consumer co-ops; title: 8. Education; title: 9. Housing co-ops; title: 10. Going north; title: 11. The world of worker co-operatives; title: 12. Roles in the international co-operative movement; title: 13. International development; title: 14. The co-operative community continues; title: Conclusion : searching for the big picture : what the past suggests about the future