This paper assesses the model employed by argan oil cooperatives in southwest Morocco. Female-based cooperatives have been supported by donor organizations and development practitioners to promote environmental conservation of argan forests, foster social equity in the patriarchal society, and improve the local economy. Read More
The Stubai Co-operative, founded in 1897 by several craftsmen and steel manufacturing companies located in the Tyrolean Stubai Valley, has developed in one of the most successful distributors of small steel products in the high quality segment on a global scale. The proposed case study will discuss the reasons for this remarkable success, given that the comparably small Stubai Co-operative is able to challenge big players in the iron manufacturing industry. Read More
This study intends to analyze the contribution of social cooperation in Italy at a regional level, highlighting differences linked to the sector of intervention and the age of establishment. Read More
This study intends to offer a reliable analysis of the Italian cooperative system in 2008, highlighting the economic and employment dimensions and the impact of the phenomenon. Read More
With the crisis of laissez-faire philosophy and practices, cooperation has rediscovered its relevance and, at the same time, its diversity. The case of Trentino, an Italian region with an important history of cooperatives, can serve as a starting point to introduce a reflection on the challenges we face today. Read More
This paper presents both a new scientific network named “Study Group on European Cooperative Law” (SGECOL), and the “Principles of European Cooperative Law” (PECOL) project, which SGECOL has identified as its first research activity. Read More
This paper deals with the legal identity of cooperatives. It is divided into three parts. The first part discusses the role and function of law and of comparative legal research on the topic of cooperative identity (sec. 2). The second part focuses on cooperative identity within the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) Principles and the ICA Statement on the Cooperative Identity at large (sec. 3). Read More
Este documento de trabajo presenta un estudio de caso del Trentino, uno de los territorios europeos con la mayor densidad de empresas cooperativas. El sistema de cooperación desarrollado en esta zona fronteriza a lo largo de sus ciento veinte años de historia ha respondido a una serie de acontecimientos que han cambiado sustancialmente y en repetidas ocasiones el marco institucional y económico, que muestra una gran versatilidad. Read More
El texto trata del renovado interés europeo, dentro del debate político-institucional, para la economía social. En particular se aborda el reconocimiento de la diversidad de formas de empresas después de más de dos décadas en las que, tanto el paradigma económico continental así como las comunes estrategias de desarrollo de la Unión Europea fueron monopolizadas prácticamente por el predominio del modelo de las grandes empresas capitalistas enmarcas dentro del duopolio Estado - mercado. Read More
In the first part of this paper the universe of cooperative enterprises involved, in various capacities, in the educational field will be quantified. In the second part, the main characteristics of social cooperatives will be explored in depth, looking at the type of goods and services produced, their territorial location, as well as than to structural and performance dimensions. The third and final part will be dedicated to the synthesis of the results and the illustration of some guidelines for the diffusion and strengthening of social cooperation in the educational field. Read More
Euricse participated in the "Progetto Donne Lavoro" initiative launched by the magazine Donna Moderna and the Vodafone Italia Foundation. The competition notice had the aim of rewarding female social enterprise by offering an opportunity for social emancipation and promotion through work. Euricse, in addition to offering technical consultancy on the topic of social enterprise, was also one of the members of the scientific evaluation committee. Read More
This paper aims to measure the technical efficiency of agricultural enterprises in Italy during the period 2003 – 2007 by applying a stochastic frontier analysis to panel data. The developed two-sectored model distinguishes between agricultural production function and non-agricultural production function. Read More