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Building co-operation : a business history of the co-operative group, 1863-2013 /
Building Co-operation traces the development of The Co-operative Group and its predecessor, the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS), over the course of 150 years. Born from the efforts of the Rochdale Pioneers and others who established successful consumer co-operatives across Britain in the mid-ni...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Building Co-operation traces the development of The Co-operative Group and its predecessor, the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS), over the course of 150 years. Born from the efforts of the Rochdale Pioneers and others who established successful consumer co-operatives across Britain in the mid-nineteenth century, by the 1860s the proponents of the CWS were ready to pioneer a new effort: a federation, democratically run and collectively owned, that would enable co-operatives to become their own suppliers. From humble origins, the CWS grew into one of Britain's largest businesses within a gen. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 440 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191626805 9780191626807 1306068762 9781306068765 |