Innovative Consumer Co-operatives
The Rise and Fall of Berkeley
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This book explores in depth the fortunes of the Berkeley Consumer Co-operative, which became the largest consumer co-operative in the United States with 116,000 members in 1984 and viewed nationally as a leader in innovative retail practices and a champion of consumer rights. The Berkeley Consumer Co-operative is promoted by both supporters and opponents of the co-operative business model as a significant example of what can go wrong with the co-operatives.
This book will provide the first in depth analysis of the history of the Berkeley Co-operative using its substantial but little used archives and oral histories to explore what the Berkeley experience means for the co-operative business model. The specific chapters relating to Berkeley will be organised around particular themes to highlight the issues relating to the co-operative business model and the local context of Berkeley. The themes relate to developments in Berkeley and the Bay Area in terms of the economy, politics and the retail environment; the management of the Berkeley co-operative, looking at governance, financial management and strategic decisions; relationship of management with members and employees; and finally, the relationship of the Berkeley Co-operative with the community.
The core message of the book is that it is not inevitable that consumer co-operatives fail, but that the story of Berkeley story can provide insights that can strengthen the co-operative business model and minimise failures on the scale of Berkeley occurring in the future.
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Utgitt:
2020
Forlag: Routledge
Innbinding: Innbundet
Språk: Engelsk
Sider: 254
ISBN: 9781138614109
Format: 23 x 15 cm
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List of Abbreviations
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
1. Consumer Co-operatives: Theory and Practice
2. International Consumer Co-operative Movement Before 1993
3. Consumer Co-operatives in the US before 1993
4. The Origins and Early Years of the Berkeley Co-operative until 1947
5. Gaining a Foothold: 1947-1961
6. Politics and Expansion: 1962-1971
7. Instability and Final Expansion: 1972-1980
8. Chaos and Collapse: 1981-1993
9. Conclusion
Index