The first edition of the "Cooperative Health Report: Assessing the Global Contribution of Cooperatives to Health Care" is an exploratory study conducted by Euricse in collaboration with the International Health Co-operative Organization (IHCO). The research project presented in this report uses quantitative and qualitative methods to explore this topic. Read More
This book on statistics of cooperatives is a joint initiative of the International Labour Office (ILO), Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) and the International Centre of Research and Information on Public, Social and Cooperative Economy (CIRIEC). It brings together updated versions of four background studies produced… Read More
The World Co-operative Monitor is a project designed to collect robust economic, organizational, and social data about co-operatives, mutual organisations and non- co-operative organisations controlled by co-operatives worldwide. It is the only report of its kind collecting annual quantitative data on the global co-operative movement. 2017 marks the sixth… Read More
This publication presents the main theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on the features and role of social and solidarity economy (SSE) organizations, specifically on its potential to create and preserve decent work. The publication also underlines the SSE’s capacity to create jobs in emerging sectors, for example in the silver economy, and to contribute to the formalization of the informal economy. Read More
This report aims to update the findings of the Third Report by offering a picture of the relevance of cooperatives in 2014 and their dynamics in the two-year period 2013-2014 with the objective of verifying the consequences of the choices made in previous years. Read More
This report focuses on Italy’s experiences with worker-recuperated enterprises as worker buyouts (WBOs). They have been facilitated by Italy’s extensive cooperative, business, and labour legislation and enabling environment, spearheaded by its Legge Marcora (Marcora Law) policy and funding framework - a unique collaboration for business rescues and saving jobs between workers, the state, and the cooperative movement. Read More
The research focuses on cooperative development programs conducted in the agricultural sector of African countries by cooperative enterprises and cooperative development organizations (CDOs) linked to North American and European cooperative movements. Read More
This report provides a quantitative analysis and economic weight of the cooperative movement worldwide. It is produced annually by the International Cooperative Alliance with scientific support from Euricse. This year's edition also includes a special section focusing on consumer cooperatives in the wholesale and retail sectors. Read More
This paper is another result of Euricse's collaboration with OECD-LEED on various research activities concerning the monitoring and comparison of approaches to policies and programs and the collection and dissemination of good practices in European countries. Read More
The main objective of the World Co-operative Monitor project is to develop a ranking of the largest cooperative and mutual organizations globally. The 2015 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor report was officially unveiled during the ICA (International Co-operatives Alliance) World Conference, held Nov. 10-13, 2015, in Antalya, Turkey. Read More
The analysis shows that in Italy cooperatives as a whole contribute very significantly to gross domestic product formation and employment, and that cooperatives have really responded to the crisis in a markedly different way from other forms of enterprise. Read More
The survey returns an estimate of the economic and employment relevance of the cooperative system in the year 2013-the last for which a sufficiently complete database is available-and analyzes the dynamics experienced by Italian cooperatives during the years 2011-2013 and the crisis years (2008-2013), including in relation to other forms of enterprise. Read More